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Global disparities in stroke and why we should care
The World Health Organization lists stroke as the second leading cause of death for people older than 60 years.1 Even more tragically, nearly 6 million people die annually of stroke worldwide. In response to this crisis, the World Stroke Organization launched the World Stroke Campaign to intensify global awareness about the fight against stroke. Major components for winning this fight include understanding the distribution, risk factors, determinants, and disparities in stroke, even in the most remote regions of the world.
Source: Neurology - July 31, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Shehadah, A., Franklin, G. M., Benson, R. T. Tags: Cost effectiveness/economic, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Cohort studies EDITORIALS Source Type: research

World Health Organization Organizational Update
Source: Stroke - July 24, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Varghese, C., Oyere, O., Cowan, M., Davis, S., Norrving, B. Tags: Primary Prevention, Secondary Prevention, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Organizational Update Source Type: research

Critical Shortage of Neurologists in the Management of Cerebrovascular Accidents in Developing Countries: The Role of Telemedicine (P6.032)
Conclusion Rising CVA incidence in developing countries needs focused attention for improved outcome. Tele-neurology application is a vital tool for provision of multidisciplinary stroke care.Disclosure: Dr. Asemota has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Asemota, J. Tags: Telestroke and Other Innovations and TIA Source Type: research

Association Between Anemia and Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Case-Control Study Clinical Sciences
Conclusion— Our data suggest that anemia is a risk factor for CVT.
Source: Stroke - September 28, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Coutinho, J. M., Zuurbier, S. M., Gaartman, A. E., Dikstaal, A. A., Stam, J., Middeldorp, S., Cannegieter, S. C. Tags: Thrombosis risk factors, Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Prevalence of Stroke and Its Risk Factors in Urban Sri Lanka: Population-Based Study Brief Reports
Conclusions— Age-adjusted stroke prevalence in urban Sri Lanka lies between high-income and low-/middle-income countries. The prevalence of stroke and its risk factors were higher among men.
Source: Stroke - September 28, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Chang, T., Gajasinghe, S., Arambepola, C. Tags: Cerebrovascular disease/stroke, Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage, Acute Cerebral Infarction Brief Reports Source Type: research

Recurrent vascular events in lacunar stroke patients with metabolic syndrome and/or diabetes
Conclusion: METS and DM were significant comorbid conditions in lacunar stroke patients and they were associated with stroke recurrence. In patients with lacunar infarcts, a vigilant approach to prevent development of DM in those with METS may be a potential strategy to reduce recurrent strokes.
Source: Neurology - September 14, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Zhu, S., McClure, L. A., Lau, H., Romero, J. R., White, C. L., Babikian, V., Nguyen, T., Benavente, O. R., Kase, C. S., Pikula, A. Tags: All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke ARTICLE Source Type: research

Stroke incidence and risk factors in Havana and Matanzas, Cuba
Conclusions Stroke incidence was similar to rates reported in developed countries and lower than that in low- to middle-income countries. Given that diabetes mellitus, heart disease, arterial hypertension, smoking, APOE4, etc. are associated with higher mortality rates, they will require separate analysis in a study of stroke risk factors.
Source: Neurologia - September 12, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Longitudinal randomised controlled trials in rehabilitation post-stroke: a systematic review on the quality of reporting and use of baseline outcome values
Conclusions: Our review showed that improvements were needed in the analysis of longitudinal trials in rehabilitation post-stroke in order to maximise the use of collected data and improve comparability between studies. Reporting fully the method used (including baseline adjustment) and using methods like mixed models could easily achieve this.
Source: BMC Neurology - July 1, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Odile SauzetMaren KleineAnke Menzel-BegemannAnne-Kathrin Exner Source Type: research

Organizational Update: The World Health Organization Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases 2014; One More Landmark Step in the Combat Against Stroke and Vascular Disease Organizational Updates
Source: Stroke - April 27, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Mendis, S., Davis, S., Norrving, B. Tags: Other Ethics and Policy, Antiplatelets, Other Stroke Treatment - Medical Organizational Updates Source Type: research

Unemployment, government healthcare spending, and cerebrovascular mortality, worldwide 1981–2009: an ecological study
ConclusionsRises in unemployment and reductions in government healthcare expenditure are associated with significant increases in cerebrovascular mortality globally. Clinicians may also need to consider unemployment as a possible risk factor for cerebrovascular disease mortality.
Source: International Journal of Stroke - January 15, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Mahiben Maruthappu, Joseph Shalhoub, Zoon Tariq, Callum Williams, Rifat Atun, Alun H. Davies, Thomas Zeltner Tags: Research Source Type: research

Stroke Prevention - Medical and Lifestyle Measures
Background: According to the World Health Organization, stroke is the ‘incoming epidemic of the 21st century'. In light of recent data suggesting that 85% of all strokes may be preventable, strategies for prevention are moving to the forefront in stroke management. Summary: This review discusses the risk factors and provides evidence on the effective medical interventions and lifestyle modifications for optimal stroke prevention. Key Messages: Stroke risk can be substantially reduced using the medical measures that have been proven in many randomized trials, in combination with effective lifestyle modifications. The glob...
Source: European Neurology - January 6, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Anemia on admission predicts short‐ and long‐term outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke
ConclusionAnemia is common among AIS patients and is associated with cardiovascular comorbidities. Low hemoglobin status independently predicts short and long‐term mortality.
Source: International Journal of Stroke - November 27, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Haralampos Milionis, Vasileios Papavasileiou, Ashraf Eskandari, Suzette D'Ambrogio‐Remillard, George Ntaios, Patrik Michel Tags: Research Source Type: research

Tackling the Growing Diabetes Burden in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Framework for Enhancing Outcomes in Stroke Patients
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 80% of worldwide diabetes (DM)-related deaths presently occur in low- and middle- income countries (LMIC), and left unchecked these DM-related deaths will likely double over the next 20years. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most prevalent and detrimental complication of DM: doubling the risk of CVD events (including stroke) and accounting for up to 80% of DM-related deaths. Given the aforementioned, interventions targeted at reducing CVD risk among people with DM are integral to limiting DM-related morbidity and mortality in LMIC, a majority of which are locat...
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - November 25, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Bruce Ovbiagele Source Type: research

World Health Organization Working With the World Stroke Organization/Civil Society in the Combat of Stroke Organizational Updates
Source: Stroke - September 22, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Mendis, S., Norrving, B., Davis, S. Tags: Other Ethics and Policy Organizational Updates Source Type: research

Emerging Subspecialties in Neurology: Neuropalliative care
Palliative medicine, as defined by World Health Organization, is the specialty that recognizes and attempts to prevent or alleviate physical, social, psychological, and spiritual suffering.1 Understanding the principles of palliative care should be an essential component of neurologic training, as the trajectory of many neurologic illnesses is progressive and incurable.2 Given the delicate nature of many of the conversations that neurologists have with patients at the time of diagnosis or during acute illness and hospitalization, expertise in discussing a patient's wishes, handling difficult conversations, and providing ad...
Source: Neurology - May 26, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Robinson, M. T., Barrett, K. M. Tags: Palliation pain, Palliative care RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION Source Type: research