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Association of Cerebral Microbleeds with Higher Morbidity and Mortality in Ischemic Stroke? (P1.044)
CONCLUSIONS: Microbleed in ischemic stroke on magnetic resonance imaging scan is associated with higher morbidity and mortality especially in older patients with uncontrolled hypertension and anticoagulant therapy.Disclosure: Dr. Ahad has nothing to disclose. Dr. Ahmed has nothing to disclose. Dr. Lee has nothing to disclose. Dr. Duggal has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Ahad, R., Ahmed, I., Lee, G., Duggal, N. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: The Spectrum of Small Vessel Cerebrovascular Disease Source Type: research

Quantitative assessment and correlation analysis of cerebral microbleed distribution and leukoaraiosis in stroke outpatients.
DISCUSSION: Cerebral microbleed incidence increased with age. Mixed CMB type displayed the highest incidence. The severity and number of CMBs at any location correlated with LA severity. These results suggested interactions between hypertension and CAA during LA progression. PMID: 25875577 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Neurological Research - April 17, 2015 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurol Res Source Type: research

Risk Factors for Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption in Patients with Chronic Cerebrovascular Disease Presenting with Acute Stroke (P2.245)
Conclusions: These findings suggest that cWMD caused by chronic hypertension may have a different underlying pathophysiology than cWMD that is associated with aging.Disclosure: Dr. Gupta has nothing to disclose. Dr. Luby has nothing to disclose. Dr. Nadareishvili has nothing to disclose. Dr. Benson has nothing to disclose. Dr. Hsia has nothing to disclose. Dr. Lynch has nothing to disclose. Dr. Leigh has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Gupta, N., Luby, M., Nadareishvili, Z., Benson, R., Hsia, A., Lynch, J., Leigh, R. Tags: Aging and Dementia: Other Source Type: research

Framingham Stroke Risk Profile is related to cerebral small vessel disease progression and lower cognitive performance in patients with hypertension
The Framingham Stroke Risk Profile (FSRP) was developed to predict clinical stroke. We investigated if FSRP is associated with more “silent” effects of cerebrovascular disease, namely progression of cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD)‐related brain damage and cognitive performance in hypertensive patients. Ninety patients with essential hypertension underwent a brain MRI scan and FSRP assessment at baseline, and a second brain MRI scan and neuropsychological assessment at 9‐year follow‐up. We visually rated progression of cSVD‐related MRI markers. FSRP was associated with progressive periventricular white matt...
Source: The Journal of Clinical Hypertension - January 22, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Renske Uiterwijk, Julie Staals, Marjolein Huijts, Peter W. de Leeuw, Abraham A. Kroon, Robert J. van Oostenbrugge Tags: ORIGINAL PAPER Source Type: research

Transoesophageal echocardiography prior to catheter ablation could be avoided in atrial fibrillation patients with a low risk of stroke and without filling defects in the late-phase MDCT scan: A retrospective analysis of 783 patients
ConclusionsFor AF patients with low risk of stroke, when MDCT images showed no filling defect in the late phase, TEE prior to catheter ablation can be avoided.Key Points•MDCT can help detect the presence of LAA thrombus.•TEE can be avoided when late-phase MDCT shows no filling defect.•TEE is required in patients whose MDCT images indicate thrombus.
Source: European Radiology - April 3, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

Preoperative CT scan for postoperative stroke prediction in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: Statistical concern for clinical factors in regression analyses
We read with great interest the paper by Leonard et al. [1] online published in IJC in Dec 12, 2018. They included 57 articles (19 CT versus 38 non-CT) with a total of 13,731 patients in the pooled analysis, and tried to identify the potential influential clinical factors of stroke occurrence following minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS). Finally, 10 clinical factors (age, female gender, CAD, hypertension, non-CT screening, etc.) have been found to be with significant importance for the incidence of stroke using univariate mete-regression analyses.
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - February 23, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Baohui Lou, Chenghui Zhou Tags: Letter to the editor Source Type: research

Cardiovascular/stroke risk prevention: A new machine learning framework integrating carotid ultrasound image-based phenotypes and its harmonics with conventional risk factors.
CONCLUSION: The AtheroRisk-integrated ML system outperforms the AtheroRisk-conventional ML system using RF classifier. PMID: 32861380 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Indian Heart J - June 30, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jamthikar A, Gupta D, Khanna NN, Saba L, Laird JR, Suri JS Tags: Indian Heart J Source Type: research

Coronary Calcium Score and Stratification of Coronary Artery Disease Risk in Patients with Atherosclerotic and Non-Atherosclerotic Ischemic Stroke
Conclusion Atherosclerotic IS did not present a greater risk of CAD when compared to non-atherosclerotic IS according to CCS. Only age ≥ 60 years, but not etiology, was independently associated with CCS ≥ 100.
Source: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia - January 18, 2021 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Coronary Calcium Score. Is There a Difference among Ischemic Stroke Subtypes?
Conclusion Atherosclerotic IS did not present a greater risk of CAD when compared to non-atherosclerotic IS according to CCS. Only age ≥ 60 years, but not etiology, was independently associated with CCS ≥ 100.
Source: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia - January 18, 2021 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Afternoon Tea Hemichorea
A 78-year-old woman, with a medical history of hypertension, presented to the Accident & Emergency Department after a sudden onset of right-sided involuntary movements while she was having afternoon tea with her friends. Examination showed isolated unilateral chorea, affecting the right arm and leg (Video 1). Her blood glucose and sodium levels were normal. The MRI head scan showed a left globus pallidus infarct (Figure). Tetrabenazine was prescribed with very good response and weaned off after 4 weeks. Hyperkinetic movement disorders are uncommon in acute stroke (1%).1 Lesions in regions functionally connected to the ...
Source: Neurology Clinical Practice - December 13, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Williams, S., Kirby, J., Garcia, A. M. Tags: MRI, Clinical neurology examination, Chorea, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Infarction Case Source Type: research

Benedictine hand of 'central' origin
A 67-year-old man was admitted to emergency room to investigate a left hand weakness started on awakening. Anamnesis revealed only a mild hypertension currently treated with ACE-inhibitors. Antigravitary tests in upper limbs showed a ‘benedictine’ hand (figure 1A,B). Sensory examination was unremarkable although the patient complained of nocturnal paraesthesias in left hand. Brain CT scan was negative. Initial diagnosis was ischaemic stroke even if a proximal median nerve injury was mimicked. Nerve conduction study and electromyographic examination of left arm, performed the day after, showed only a ‘mild...
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - January 24, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Luigetti, M., Ranieri, F., Profice, P., Pilato, F., Capone, F., Di Lazzaro, V. Tags: Workplace injury, Pain (neurology), Stroke, Hypertension, Radiology, Clinical diagnostic tests, Radiology (diagnostics), Ethics, Trauma Images in emergency medicine Source Type: research

Altered iron homeostasis in an animal model of hypertensive nephropathy: stroke-prone rats
Background and aim:Iron is the most abundant metal in mammalian cells, and plays a pivotal role in many metabolic processes. Dysregulated iron homeostasis is involved in the cause of a number of pathological processes including renal diseases. Methods and results:Longitudinal MRI scans of salt-loaded spontaneously hypertensive stroke-prone rats (SHRSP), an animal model that spontaneously develops hypertensive nephropathy, showed a decrease in renal and hepatic T2∗ SI (a sign of iron accumulation) of, respectively, 42.3 ± 2.5% (P 
Source: Journal of Hypertension - October 8, 2013 Category: Cardiology Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS: Kidney Source Type: research

Reversible leukoencephalopathy as a presentation of cerebral amyloid angiopathy
A 73 year old man with a past medical history of hypertension, osteoathritis and asthma presented to the local district general hospital with recurrent episodes of spontaneously resolving encephalopathy. The initial presentation was characterised by acute confusion and visual hallucinations followed by a generalised tonic–clonic seizure. On examination his blood pressure was 215/115 mmHg. Neurological examination did not reveal any lateralising signs but the patient was found to be encephalopathic with a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) score of 9/30. Routine blood tests were unremarkable. A CT brain scan showed ...
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - October 9, 2013 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Lilleker, J., Vassallo, J., Punter, M. Tags: Genetics, Immunology (including allergy), Epilepsy and seizures, Stroke, Hypertension, Drugs: psychiatry, Radiology, Surgical diagnostic tests Association of British Neurologists (ABN) joint meeting with the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), London, 23 Source Type: research

Otitis Media Leads to Brain Abscess Presenting as Stroke
By Mikhail Elfond, DO; Esi Quayson, MD; & Joseph V.M. Kelly, MD, MBA   A 65-year-old man presented to the ED via EMS with symptoms of stroke. The paramedics stated his right-sided weakness and speech difficulty started 40 minutes prior to presentation in the ED. En route to the hospital, paramedics observed four episodes of facial twitching.     Vitals signs were significant for a rectal temperature of 100.2°F and a fingerstick blood sugar of 220 mg/dL. History of present illness was significant for a diagnosis of left otitis media treated with Augmentin and Vicodin at an urgent care center one day prior to prese...
Source: The Case Files - January 20, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: research

Radial palsy in the emergency department
Clinical introduction A 73-year-old patient with a medical history of hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of weakness in the right hand and numbness in the right forearm and hand that began 5 h prior to his arrival. There was no history of trauma, he did not drink or smoke and review of systems was otherwise negative. On physical examination, there was right wrist drop with weakness of right wrist and finger extension (figure 1). Finger and wrist flexion were normal, reflexes were intact and there were no sensory alterations. The rest of the physical examinatio...
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - October 20, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Camacho Velasquez, J. L., Rivero Sanz, E., Garcia Arguedas, C. Tags: Drugs: infectious diseases, EMJ Image Challenge, Stroke, Hypertension, Radiology, Clinical diagnostic tests, Radiology (diagnostics), Ethics Source Type: research