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Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of Lesion Patterns in Stroke Patients With Patent Foramen Ovale and Patients With Spontaneous Intracranial Artery Dissection
Conclusion: The present study suggests that lesion patterns observed from DWI of patients with PFO and SIAD might provide clues to the etiology of infarcts. Single lesions (cortical or subcortical) might be a typical feature of PFO associated strokes, while multiple lesions in one vascular territory might be a specific feature of SIAD associated strokes. Introduction Both patent foramen ovale (PFO) and spontaneous intracranial artery dissection (SIAD) are important stroke risk factors, especially in young and middle-aged adults (1–3). About 25% of patients with ischemic stroke are cryptogenic (4), and PFO is ...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 23, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Prevalence of Patent Foramen Ovale in Ischaemic Stroke in Italy: Results of SISIFO Study
Conclusion: If any relationship exists between stroke and PFO, this is more likely in PACI and POCI at a younger age. Our results are consistent with recent findings that underline PFO alone must not be considered a significant independent predictor for stroke; so the presence of PFO alone doesn't permit rushed causal correlations or ‘therapeutic aggressiveness'.Cerebrovasc Dis 2015;39:162-169
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 26, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

"I Had A Stroke at 38 Years Old"
How one woman turned a life-changing event into an opportunity to thrive. As told to Kristin Canning By Kristin Canning, SELF (Photo: Courtesy of Merideth Gilmor) I wasn't supposed to have a stroke. I was 38 years old, a mom in "perfect" health. I run my own pro-athlete public relations firm, so I have to stay on pace with the likes of Maria Sharapova, Cam Newton and Colin Kaepernick. I was under stress, sure, but I was happy, enjoying my crazy, packed days. It happened about a year ago. One of my best friends was getting married in the Berkshire Mountains, so I flew from Charlotte, North Carolina, where I'd been on busin...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Advances in stroke medicine.
Authors: Campbell BC Abstract In recent years, reperfusion therapies such as intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular thrombectomy for ischaemic stroke have dramatically reduced disability and revolutionised stroke management. Thrombolysis with alteplase is effective when administered to patients with potentially disabling stroke, who are not at high risk of bleeding, within 4.5 hours of the time the patient was last known to be well. Emerging evidence suggests that other thrombolytics such as tenecteplase may be even more effective. Treatment may be possible beyond 4.5 hours in patients selected using brain imagi...
Source: Medical Journal of Australia - May 6, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Med J Aust Source Type: research

Assessment of patients with a suspected cardioembolic ischemic stroke. A national consensus statement
Conclusions: A primary neurological and neuroradiological assessment is mandatory and neurovascular specialists should manage the initiation of secondary prophylactic treatment. If a cardioembolic stroke is suspected, a dedicated cardiologist experienced in the management of cardioembolism should provide a tailored clinical and echocardiographic assessment.PMID:34470566 | DOI:10.1080/14017431.2021.1973085
Source: Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal - September 2, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mark Aplin Asger Andersen Axel Brandes Helena Dominguez Jordi S Dahl Dorte Damgaard Helle K Iversen Kasper K Iversen Edith Nielsen Niels Risum Michael R Schmidt Niels H Andersen Source Type: research

Prevalence of migraine headache in an in‐patient stroke population
ConclusionsThe prevalence of migraine in this hospital‐based stroke cohort was comparable to the estimated prevalence of migraine usually described in population studies. In our study population, the prevalence of migraine with aura was higher than expected. The increased prevalence of PFO in patients with migraine headache corresponds well to previous population studies.
Source: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica - October 23, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: M. Lantz, K. Kostulas, E. Waldenlind, C. Sjöstrand Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Brain Infarction MRI Pattern in Stroke Patients with Intracardiac Thrombus
Conclusions: ICT-related stroke is associated with acute SCCI presence on MRI.Clinical Trial Registration-URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT04456309.Cerebrovasc Dis
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases - June 17, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

A Review of the Role of Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography, Computed Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cardioembolic Stroke
Med Sci Monit. 2022 Jun 22;28:e936365. doi: 10.12659/MSM.936365.ABSTRACTStroke is a major source of morbidity and mortality worldwide, accounting for the second largest cause of mortality and the third greatest cause of disability. Stroke is frequently preceded by a transient ischemic attack (TIA). The etiologies of 20-30% of ischemic strokes are unknown, and thus are termed "cryptogenic strokes". About 25% of ischemic strokes are cardioembolic. Strokes occur at a rate of around 2% per year in individuals with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), with a strong correlation between stroke risk and the degree...
Source: Medical Science Monitor - June 22, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Sergiu Florin Arnautu Diana Aurora Arnautu Ana Lascu Andrei A Hajevschi Ciprian Ilie Ilie Rosca Abhinav Sharma Dragos Catalin Jianu Source Type: research

Cryptogenic stroke and TIA: Suggested diagnostic approach while waiting for evaluation and treatment guidelines
CONCLUSIONS: An individual approach and targeted diagnostics using advanced medical technologies in selected patients, who may benefit from a tailored treatment regimen, can help reveal a probable cause in the majority of strokes and TIAs previously classified as cryptogenic.PMID:35146751 | DOI:10.1111/ane.13590
Source: Atherosclerosis - February 11, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Barbara Ratajczak-Tretel Anna Tancin Lambert Dan Atar Anne Hege Aamodt Source Type: research

Use of Magnetic Resonance Venography in Screening Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke for May-Thurner Syndrome
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) in patients with cryptogenic stroke and to determine the incidence of patent foramen ovale. Magnetic resonance venography of 214 patients with cryptogenic stroke and 50 control patients with abdominopelvic computed tomography scans were evaluated for MTS. Incidence of patent foramen ovale and MTS in the stroke group were significantly greater than the control group (P = 0.0001, P = 0.0023, respectively). In addition, there was significantly greater compression of the left common iliac vein in the stroke group (32%) compared with the control group (13%) (P
Source: Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology - June 19, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Anand M. Prabhakar, Alexander S. Misono, Katelyn N. Brinegar, Ali Khademhosseini, Rahmi Oklu Source Type: research

Pulmonary Embolism in Ischemic Stroke.
Abstract Silent pulmonary embolism (PE) may be associated with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). We identified 10 patients from 3,132 unique patients (3,431 CT scans). We retrospectively examined CT angiogram of patients with AIS to determine the frequency of concurrent PE in AIS. The period prevalence of PE was 0.32. Seven patients had concurrent PE, whereas three had PE diagnosed 2 days after their AIS presentation. We suspected paradoxical embolism via patent foramen ovale as the cause of stroke in three patients and thrombophilia in four patients. Seven patients had poor outcome including four deaths. CT angiogram ...
Source: The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences - January 28, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Eswaradass PV, Dey S, Singh D, Hill MD Tags: Can J Neurol Sci Source Type: research

Acute Ischemic Stroke as a Result of Paradoxical Embolus in a Patient with Renal Cell Carcinoma, Intravenous Tumor Thrombus Extension, and Patent Foramen Ovale
Conclusions: This is the first reported case of intraoperative paradoxical embolism in the setting of RCC with cavoatrial extension and PFO. The presence of PFO may be a risk factor for severe cerebrovascular complications in the surgical management of RCC with venous involvement.
Source: The Neurologist - September 1, 2020 Category: Neurology Tags: Case Report/Case Series Source Type: research