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Body Mass Index and Stroke: Overweight and Obesity Less Often Associated with Stroke Recurrence
Background: Although obesity is associated with excess mortality and morbidity, mortality is lower in obese than in normal weight stroke patients (the obesity paradox). Studies now indicate that obesity is not associated with increased risk of recurrent stroke in the years after first stroke. We studied the association between body mass index (BMI) and stroke patient's risk of having a history of previous stroke (recurrent stroke).Methods: A registry designed to collect data on all hospitalized stroke patients in Denmark 2000-2010 includes 61,872 acute stroke patients with information on BMI in 38,506. Data include age, se...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 22, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Klaus Kaae Andersen, Tom Skyhøj Olsen Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

The obesity paradox in stroke: Lower mortality and lower risk of readmission for recurrent stroke in obese stroke patients
ConclusionsxObesity was not only associated with reduced mortality relative to normal weight patients. Compared with normal weight, risk of readmission for recurrent stroke was also lower in obese stroke patients.
Source: International Journal of Stroke - March 12, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Klaus Kaae Andersen, Tom Skyhøj Olsen Tags: Research Source Type: research

Shengui Sansheng San Ameliorates Cerebral Energy Deficiency via Citrate Cycle After Ischemic Stroke
Conclusion In summary, SSS extraction significantly ameliorates cerebral energy metabolism via boosting citrate cycle, which mainly embodies the enhancements of blood glucose concentration, glucose and lactate transportation and glucose utilization, as well as the regulations of relative enzymes activities in citrate cycle. These ameliorations ultimately resulted in numerous ATP yield after stroke, which improved neurological function and infarcted volume. Collectively, it suggests that SSS extraction has exerted advantageous effect in the treatment of cerebral ischemia. Ethics Statement All animal operations were accor...
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - April 22, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Dairy Consumption and Risk of Stroke: A Case‑control Study
Conclusions: We found a significant positive association between high‑fat dairy consumption and risk of stroke. Further prospective studies are required to confirm this finding.Keywords: Dairy intake, diet, food frequency questionnaire, stroke
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - January 17, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2840: Body Fat Mass and Risk of Cerebrovascular Lesions: The PRESENT (Prevention of Stroke and Dementia) Project
Suk Obesity is known to increase the risk of stroke. It is unclear whether high absolute fat mass (FM) increases the risk of stroke independently. We studied the correlation between FM and silent brain infarction/white matter change (SI/WMC) using brain computed tomography. We selected subjects from the local government health promotion project. We randomly selected a target population that had never been diagnosed with stroke or dementia. FM was measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). We divided the subjects into three groups according to the FM (gender-specific tertiles [GTx]). Seven hundred and twent...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - August 7, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Koh Minn Suk Tags: Article Source Type: research

Middle Cerebral Artery Calcification: Association With Ischemic Stroke
This study retrospectively included 354 subjects with ischemic stroke in the MCA territory and 1518 control subjects who underwent computed tomography (CT) of the brain. We recorded major known risk factors for ischemic stroke, including age, gender, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking, hyperlipidemia, and obesity, along with the MCA calcium burden, measured with the Agatston calcium scoring method. Univariate and modified logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the association between the MCA calcification and ischemic stroke. The univariate analyses showed significant associations of ischemic stroke w...
Source: Medicine - December 1, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Computed Tomography Angiography Quantification of Intracranial and Extracranial Vascular Narrowing in Ischemic Stroke: Differences Between Patients With and Without Illicit Drug Use
CONCLUSIONS: By using computed tomography angiography, we found that stroke patients with history of cocaine consumption had a higher incidence of intracranial circulation narrowing compared with matched controls.PMID:36055121 | DOI:10.1097/RCT.0000000000001367
Source: Cancer Control - September 2, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Eliana Bonfante-Mejia Susana Calle Luis Nunez-Rubiano Azin Aein Xu Zhang Amanda Jagolino-Cole Source Type: research

Peripheral Artery Disease in Patients With Ischemic Stroke: A Cross Sectional Observational Study (P3.097)
Objective: To determine the frequency of atherosclerosis by ankle brachial index in patients with an ischaemic stroke and association of carotid artery stenosis and ABI.Design:Cross-sectionalSetting: Neurology section, Department of medicine,Karachi Medical & Dental College.MATERIAL AND METHODSPatients of 15 years or above and of both sexes.Inclusion Criteria: All patients with ischaemic stroke.Exclusion Criteria:Patients with an intracranial bleed or a sub-arachnoid haemorrhage end stage renal disease.All patients included underwent history examination, urea, creatinine, electrolytes (to exclude end stage renal diseas...
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Rahman, A., Akhtar, S., Jamal, Q. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Clinical Management Source Type: research

Listeria monocytogenes Meningoencephalitis Mimicking Stroke in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Conclusion The supratentorial focal lesions secondary to Listeria meningoencephalitis are rare. The cases with focal neurological signs without fever at onset can resemble stroke.
Source: Neurology and Therapy - December 1, 2013 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Herpes Simplex Virus Meningoencephalitis Masquerading as Acute Stroke With Broca's Aphasia: A Case Report
This report highlights the importance of considering herpes encephalitis as a potential etiology in patients presenting with atypical neurological symptoms, even in the absence of typical radiological findings. Early diagnosis and appropriate management with acyclovir are crucial in improving outcomes in such cases.PMID:37476130 | PMC:PMC10354683 | DOI:10.7759/cureus.40618
Source: Herpes - July 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Gagandeep Singh Arora Don Phung Parneet Kaur Source Type: research

Modern Treatment of Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis —The Importance of Both Medical Therapy and Carotid Endarterectomy
Each year there are approximately 700  000 new ischemic strokes in the US, and 10% to 15% of them are caused by thromboembolism from a previously asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACS). Three large randomized clinical trials, published in the 1990s and early 2000s, have demonstrated a significant benefit of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) i n preventing stroke in patients with severe ACS compared with medical therapy alone. They showed a 50% relative risk reduction in 5-year stroke rate and an approximately 1% per year absolute stroke risk reduction. Over the course of the past 2 decades, there has been significant improvement...
Source: JAMA Surgery - June 8, 2022 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research

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