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Elevated ischemic stroke risk among women living with HIV infection
Conclusion: The increased risk of ischemic stroke among WLWH compared with HIV-uninfected women persisted after adjusting for both traditional and sex-specific stroke risk factors. Further investigation into the mechanisms of elevated stroke risk among WLWH, including immunologic factors, will be key for developing targeted preventive strategies for this at-risk population.
Source: AIDS - December 1, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Clinical Science Source Type: research

Stroke incidence is highest in women and non-Hispanic blacks living with HIV in the AIDS Clinical Trials Group Longitudinal Linked Randomized Trials cohort
Conclusion: Women and non-Hispanic Blacks living with HIV had the highest incidence rates of stroke/TIA. A concerted effort must be made to include PLWH from these at-risk groups in observational and interventional studies aimed at understanding stroke mechanisms and reducing stroke risk in HIV infection. Strategies to modify stroke risk in PLWH should employ a multipronged approach targeting vascular risk factors and engaging and retaining patients in HIV care.
Source: AIDS - May 11, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Clinical Science Source Type: research

Stroke risk after varicella-zoster virus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
In conclusion, the risk of stroke increases after VZV infection, decreasing over time. Post-infection vascular inflammatory changes often occur in the middle cerebral artery and its branches, with a better prognosis in most patients and less frequent persistent progression.PMID:37219811 | DOI:10.1007/s13365-023-01144-0
Source: Herpes - May 23, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ping Lu Lingyun Cui Xinghu Zhang Source Type: research

Association of HIV and Opportunistic Infections With Incident Stroke: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan
Conclusions: Patients with HIV had an increased risk of stroke, particularly those with cryptococcal meningitis, cytomegalovirus, or P. marneffei infection.
Source: JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes - January 12, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Infectious causes of stroke
Purpose of review Stroke continuous to be a leading cause of debility in the world. Infections have been associated with stroke, but are not considered as directly causal, and so they are not often included in the traditional stroke workup and management. They are especially important in patients with stroke of undetermined etiology, and in certain patient populations, such as young patients without traditional risk factors, and immunocompromised patients. Recent findings There has been strong evidence for infectious conditions, such as endocarditis, and pathogens, such as varicella zoster in stroke causation, and mor...
Source: Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases - April 26, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: CNS INFECTIONS: Edited by Adarsh Bhimraj Source Type: research

Infections causing stroke or stroke-like syndromes
ConclusionsStroke or stroke-like syndrome of infectious origin can be observed in an important proportion of case presenting with sensory-motor deficit of unknown origin; their accurate diagnosis has a considerable impact in terms of treatment choices and outcome.
Source: Infection - March 31, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Types of Stroke Among People Living With HIV in the United States
Conclusion: Ischemic stroke, particularly small vessel and cardioembolic subtypes, were the most common strokes among PLWH. Traditional and HIV-related risk factors differed by stroke type/subtype. Precipitating factors including infections and drug use were common. These results suggest that there may be different biological phenomena occurring among PLWH and that understanding HIV-related and traditional risk factors and in particular precipitating factors for each type/subtype may be key to understanding, and therefore preventing, strokes among PLWH.
Source: JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes - March 18, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Clinical Science Source Type: research

Adult stroke summary
Strokes are the third leading cause of death in the United States. The incidence of strokes in this country is staggering, with nearly 795,000 people suffering a new stroke or repeated stroke every year. Given the time-sensitive nature of treatment and the expertise needed to make these critical decisions, significant changes have been made to stroke care. Regionalization of stroke care was not widely considered prior to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and the Stroke (NINDS) recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) trial. The systems of care concept consist of healthcare providers' first detection o...
Source: Disease a Month - May 1, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Constantine Karras, Robert Aitchison, Pamela Aitchison, Ernest Wang, Morris Kharasch Source Type: research

Porphyromonas gingivalis infection modifies oral microcirculation and aortic vascular function in the stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHRSP)
The objective of this study is to analyze the vascular endothelial function of periodontitis and stroke animal models. We examined endothelial function and gingival blood flow in oral microcirculation in vivo and measured the isometric tension in vitro of the aorta in animal models for lifestyle-related diseases, such as periodontitis and stroke. Gingival reactive hyperemia (GRH) was measured using laser Doppler flowmetry. Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY) were used as control animals; Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) infected WKY (WKY + Pg) as the periodontitis model; stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHRSP) as t...
Source: Microbial Pathogenesis - December 25, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

History of AIDS in HIV-Infected Patients Is Associated With Higher In-Hospital Mortality Following Admission for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke
Conclusions. Patients with a history of AIDS were significantly more likely than uninfected patients to die during hospitalization after admission for AMI or stroke. This disparity was not observed when infected patients without a history of AIDS were compared to uninfected patients, implying that preserving immune function may improve cardiovascular outcomes in HIV-infected persons.
Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases - May 23, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Okeke, N. L., Hicks, C. B., McKellar, M. S., Fowler, V. G., Federspiel, J. J. Tags: HIV/AIDS Source Type: research

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease frequency and associated factors at admission of acute stroke
ConclusionsThe frequency of NAFLD was high in our patient group. Significant NAFLD-presence factors were high BMI, low AST/ALT ratio, high serum albumin level, high PA%, and high DGLA level. A further study is warranted to determine the effects of the NAFLD-presence factors on stroke onset or prevention.
Source: Hepatology International - September 15, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Association of Cytomegalovirus Infection with Lenticulostriate Stroke After Mild Head Trauma in Young Children
In this study, we explored the association of a recent viral infection with the development of infantile lenticulostriate stroke with lenticulostriate calcification following mild head trauma in children. We examined the records for 49 children (<36 months old) diagnosed with infantile stroke following mild head trauma at the First Hospital of Jilin University between January 2007 and August 2019. The demographic characteristics, clinical manifestations, and laboratory and imaging results were collected and analyzed. Antibodies against Epstein-Barr virus, herpes simplex virus, and cytomegalovirus in the patient sera wer...
Source: Herpes - February 4, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Guangming Wang Jianmin Liang Cuijuan Xin Linyun Wang Xuemei Wu Source Type: research

Infectious Agents and Stroke: A Systematic Review
CONCLUSION: Considering the adverse role of the above-mentioned microorganisms, it is necessary to implement some preventive measures for stroke treatment.PMID:35154584 | PMC:PMC8817172 | DOI:10.32598/bcn.2021.1324.2
Source: Herpes - February 14, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Alia Saberi Shahin Akhondzadeh Samira Kazemi Samaneh Kazemi Source Type: research