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Migraine Improves after Ischemic Stroke
Objective: To assess if migraine frequency spontaneously changes after stroke.Background: Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure has been reported to decrease migraine attacks. Because many closures are carried out after an ischemic stroke, it is possible that migraine spontaneously improves after stroke.Methods: We have prospectively collected all patients with ischemic stroke and active migraine admitted to our stroke unit and have compared their migraine frequency before and 6, 12, and 24 months after stroke.Results: We studied 43 patients. Mean follow-up was 1.3 ± .5 years. The mean number of migraine attacks per month de...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 18, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Bruno Censori, Tania Partziguian, Marco Poloni Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Greater Stroke Severity Predominates over All Other Factors for the Worse Outcome of Cardioembolic Stroke
Conclusion: Greater stroke severity predominates over all other factors for the worse outcome of CE stroke. Primary prevention and more efficient acute therapy for stroke victims should be given top priorities to reduce the burden of CE strokes.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - May 21, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Keun-Sik Hong, Juneyoung Lee, Hee-Joon Bae, Ji Sung Lee, Dong-Wha Kang, Kyung-Ho Yu, Moon-Ku Han, Yong-Jin Cho, Pamela Song, Jong-Moo Park, Mi-Sun Oh, Jaseong Koo, Byung-Chul Lee Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Predictors of Functional Dependency after Stroke in Nigeria
This study examined the risk factors for functional dependency in a group of Nigerian African stroke survivors.Methods: One hundred twenty-eight stroke survivors attending a tertiary general hospital in southwestern Nigeria were consecutively recruited and assessed for functional dependency using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS). Stroke was diagnosed according to the World Health Organization criteria. Candidate independent variables assessed included the demographic and clinical characteristics of survivors, cognitive dysfunction, and a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. Variables with significant relationship to func...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - May 15, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Akin Ojagbemi, Mayowa Owolabi Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
The Aesthetic and Cultural Pursuits of Patients with Stroke
Conclusions: This study gives a perspective for the first time on the aesthetic and cultural pursuits of stroke patients before their stroke. It portrays a wide variety of cultural and leisure activities and the cessation of these poststroke. It revealed the restrictions patients felt on gaining access to leisure pursuits both while in hospital and following discharge.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - June 10, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Clare O’Connell, Aoife Cassidy, Desmond O'Neill, Hilary Moss Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
A Proposal for the Classification of Etiologies of Neurologic Deterioration after Acute Ischemic Stroke
Conclusions: In the present study, the authors identified probable etiologies of ND after ischemic stroke. Delineating the cause of ND could play an important role in the management of the patient and help set expectations for prognosis after ND has occurred. Prospective studies are needed to validate these proposed definitions of ND.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 17, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: James E. Siegler, Amelia K. Boehme, Karen C. Albright, Alexander J. George, Dominique J. Monlezun, T. Mark Beasley, Sheryl Martin-Schild Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Diagnosis of Stroke by Emergency Medical Dispatchers and Its Impact on the Prehospital Care of Patients
Background: Emergency medical dispatchers represent the first line of communication with a patient, and their decision plays an important role in the prehospital care of stroke. We evaluated the rate and accuracy of stroke diagnosis by dispatchers and its influence in the prehospital care of potential stroke patients.Methods: We analyzed the 2009 National Emergency Medical Services Information System. Study population was based on the diagnosis of stroke made by emergency medical technicians (EMT). This was then divided in those coded as stroke/cerebrovascular accident versus others reported by dispatchers and compared wi...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - September 27, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: J. Alfredo Caceres, Malik M. Adil, Vikram Jadhav, Saqib A. Chaudhry, Swaroop Pawar, Gustavo J. Rodriguez, M. Fareed K. Suri, Adnan I. Qureshi Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Electrocardiographic Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease and Stroke Risk Factors in Rural and Urban Tanzania: A Case–control Study
Conclusions: This is the first published study of ECG assessment of CAD and other stroke risk factors in an incident population of stroke cases in sub-Saharan Africa. It suggests that concomitant CAD in black African stroke cases is more common than previously suggested.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 1, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Richard W. Walker, Matthew Dewhurst, William K. Gray, Ahmed Jusabani, Eric Aris, Nigel Unwin, Mark Swai, Philip C. Adams, Ferdinand Mugusi Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
A Simple Bedside Stroke Dysphagia Screen, Validated against Videofluoroscopy, Detects Dysphagia and Aspiration with High Sensitivity
Conclusion: The BJH-SDS, validated against videofluoroscopy, is a simple bedside screen for sensitive identification of dysphagia and aspiration in the stroke population.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 1, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Jeff Edmiaston, Lisa Tabor Connor, Karen Steger-May, Andria L. Ford Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Factors Associated with the Administration of Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that ambulance utilization is an important factor for improving the likelihood of t-PA administration in patients with stroke and may underline a need for educational programs to the general public that promote the use of ambulances for suspected stroke patients.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 1, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Susumu Kunisawa, Daisuke Kobayashi, Jason Lee, Tetsuya Otsubo, Hiroshi Ikai, Chiaki Yokota, Kazuo Minematsu, Yuichi Imanaka Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Discrimination of Acute Ischemic Stroke from Nonischemic Vertigo in Patients Presenting with Only Imbalance
We examined 332 consecutive patients with an acute feeling of imbalance who showed no neurologic findings or responsible lesions on CT scan at the hyperacute phase. We examined their clinical backgrounds, physical findings, and laboratory examinations, with ischemic stroke diagnosed by later CT and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We identified 41 (12.3%) ischemic stroke patients. Atrial fibrillation (odds ratio 4.1; 95% confidence interval 1.4-11.5), white blood cell count (103/μL, 1.4; 1.2-1.6), head and/or neck pain (4.6; 2.1-10.3), first attack of imbalance feeling (3.3; 1.1-12.2), and dizziness (3.7; 1.7-8.3) wer...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 10, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Shoji Honda, Yuichiro Inatomi, Toshiro Yonehara, Yoichiro Hashimoto, Teruyuki Hirano, Yukio Ando, Makoto Uchino Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Evaluating Clinical Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Vaccination in Preventing Stroke: The CAPAMIS Study, 3-Year Follow-up
This study assessed clinical effectiveness of PPV23 in preventing ischemic stroke in people older than 60 years.Methods: We conducted a population-based cohort study involving 27,204 individuals of 60 years or older in Tarragona, Spain, who were prospectively followed from December 01, 2008, until November 30, 2011. Outcomes were neuroimaging-confirmed ischemic stroke, 30-day mortality from stroke, and all-cause death. Pneumococcal vaccination effectiveness was evaluated by Cox regression analyses, estimating hazard ratios (HRs) adjusted for age, sex, comorbidities, and influenza vaccine status.Results: Cohort members were...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 21, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Angel Vila-Corcoles, Olga Ochoa-Gondar, Teresa Rodriguez-Blanco, Cinta de Diego-Cabanes, Eva Satue-Gracia, Angel Vila-Rovira, Cristina Torrente Fraga, EPIVAC Research Group Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Analysis of the Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Gene Variable Number Tandem Repeats in Ischemic Stroke
Conclusion: Our results do not confirm an association between the gene and ischemic stroke in Caucasian patients.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 28, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Leema Reddy Peddareddygari, Souvik Sen, Ankit Pahwa, Mark A. Levenstien, Raji P. Grewal Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Stroke Education Using an Animated Cartoon and a Manga for Junior High School Students
Conclusions: Stroke education using these teaching aids of the animated cartoon and the Manga improved stroke knowledge in junior high school students.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 31, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Yuya Shigehatake, Chiaki Yokota, Tatsuo Amano, Yasuhiro Tomii, Yasuteru Inoue, Takaaki Hagihara, Kazunori Toyoda, Kazuo Minematsu Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Quality of Life after Intra-arterial Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Few data exist about health-related quality of life outcomes after intra-arterial therapy (IAT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). We assessed stroke-specific quality of life (SS-QOL) in survivors of stroke after IAT. Consecutive patients undergoing IAT for AIS from 2005 to 2010 were retrospectively identified via an institutional database. SS-QOL (using the SS-QOL score) and disability status (modified Rankin Scale [mRS]) were prospectively assessed via mailed questionnaire. We analyzed quality of life (QOL) scores by domain and summary score, with a summary score of 4 or more defined as a good outcome. Analysis of variance...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - May 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Melissa M. Cortez, Michael J. Wilder, Molly McFadden, Jennifer J. Majersik Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Effect of Blood Pressure Variability on Cardiovascular Outcome in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients with Stroke
Conclusions: We show that SBP variability is associated with cardiovascular outcomes in stroke patients without diabetes, but we didn’t find a correlation between SBP variability and cardiovascular outcomes in stroke patients with diabetes.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - September 1, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Bu-Xing Chen, Jun-Ping Tian, Hong-Xia Wang, Jie Xu, Feng-He Du, Xing-Quan Zhao Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
