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Survey on APS diagnosis and antithrombotic treatment in patients with ischaemic stroke, other brain ischaemic injury or arterial thromboembolism in other sites: Communication from ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Lupus Anticoagulant/Antiphospholipid Antibodies (LA/aPL)
CONCLUSIONS: Much of the variation in practice reflects the lack of evidence-based recommendations. The survey results should inform the development of a more uniform multidisciplinary consensus approach to diagnosis and antithrombotic treatment.PMID:37391096 | DOI:10.1016/j.jtha.2023.06.020
Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - June 30, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Hannah Cohen David J Werring Arvind Chandretheva Prabal Mittal Katrien M J Devreese David A Isenberg ISTH SSC LA/aPL Subcommittee Study Group Source Type: research

Direct oral anticoagulants compared to vitamin K antagonist for the management of left ventricular thrombus
ConclusionsOur data suggest that DOACs are likely to be at least as effective and safe as VKA for stroke prevention in patients with LV thrombus and, despite their lack of a licence for this indication, are therefore likely to represent a reasonable and more convenient option for this setting. The optimal timing and type of anticoagulation for LV thrombus, as well as the role of screening for high ‐risk patients, should be tested in prospective, randomized trials.
Source: ESC Heart Failure - June 24, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hansa Iqbal, Sam Straw, Thomas P. Craven, Katherine Stirling, Stephen B. Wheatcroft, Klaus K. Witte Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research

Role of Biological Markers for Cerebral Bleeding Risk STRATification in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation on Oral Anticoagulants for Primary or Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke (Strat-AF Study): Study Design and Methodology.
Conclusions: The Strat-AF study may be an essential step towards the exploration of the role of a combined clinical biomarker or multiple biomarker models in predicting stroke risk in AF, and might sustain the incorporation of such new markers in the existing stroke prediction schemes by the demonstration of a greater incremental value in predicting stroke risk and improvement in clinical outcomes in a cost-effective fashion. PMID: 31548494 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - September 22, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Poggesi A, Barbato C, Galmozzi F, Camilleri E, Cesari F, Chiti S, Diciotti S, Galora S, Giusti B, Gori AM, Marzi C, Melone A, Mistri D, Pescini F, Pracucci G, Rinnoci V, Sarti C, Fainardi E, Marcucci R, Salvadori E Tags: Medicina (Kaunas) Source Type: research

A Novel Homozygous Non-sense Mutation in the Catalytic Domain of MTHFR Causes Severe 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Deficiency
Conclusion: We identified a novel non-sense mutation in MTHFR gene in a single Egyptian family with severe MTHFR deficiency. The present investigation is clinically important, as it adds to the growing list of MTHFR mutations, which might help in genetic counseling of families of affected children and proper genotype-phenotype correlation. Background Severe 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR; OMIM 236250) deficiency is a rare inborn error of metabolism and inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion. It is a very common disorder of folate metabolism and is clinically characterized with low plasma methion...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 23, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Uninterrupted edoxaban vs. vitamin K antagonists for ablation of atrial fibrillation: the ELIMINATE-AF trial
ConclusionUninterrupted edoxaban therapy represents an alternative to uninterrupted VKA treatment in patients undergoing AF ablation.
Source: European Heart Journal - April 11, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

The risk of ischaemic stroke in primary antiphospholipid syndrome patients: a prospective study
ConclusionsPatients with PAPS, including young patients, have a high risk of recurrent thrombosis despite anticoagulation treatment. A careful risk assessment is mandatory to identify patients at risk for recurrence.
Source: European Journal of Neurology - December 2, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: M. Radin, K. Schreiber, I. Cecchi, D. Roccatello, M. J. Cuadrado, S. Sciascia Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

A Case of Transient Global Amnesia: A Review and How It May Shed Further Insight into the Neurobiology of Delusions
Conclusion In closing, our patient’s episode of TGA combined with her emotional and perceptual response lends credence to the proposal of a “fear/paranoia” circuit in the genesis of paranoid delusions—a circuit incorporating amygdala, frontal, and parietal cortices. Here, neutral or irrelevant stimuli, thoughts, and percepts come to engender fear and anxiety, while dysfunction in frontoparietal circuitry engenders inappropriate social predictions and maladaptive inferences about the intentions of others.[54] Hippocampus relays information about contextual information based on past experiences and the current situat...
Source: Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience - April 1, 2016 Category: Neuroscience Authors: ICN Online Editor Tags: Anxiety Disorders Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology Case Report Cognition Current Issue Dementia Medical Issues Neurologic Systems and Symptoms Psychiatry Schizophrenia delusions hippocampus neurobiology Transient global amnesia Source Type: research

Oral direct thrombin inhibitor as an alternative in the management of cerebral venous thrombosis: a series of 15 patients
ConclusionsWe report the largest series of cerebral vein thrombosis patients treated with dabigatran. Clinical outcome was excellent in most patients and not different from other studies. Dabigatran could possibly be considered an alternative to warfarin; nevertheless, further prospective assessment with randomized controlled studies is warranted.
Source: International Journal of Stroke - February 1, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Marcelo D. Mendonça, Raquel Barbosa, Vera Cruz‐e‐Silva, Sofia Calado, Miguel Viana‐Baptista Tags: Research Source Type: research

Intracranial Venous Sinus Thrombosis: Report of Three Cases (P6.255)
CONCLUSIONS: Recently, the diagnosis of Intracranial Sinus Thrombosis has increased due to rising clinical awareness especially in patients with some risk factors. Initial anticoagulation with heparin is reasonable, regardless of the presence of intracranial hemorrhage. MRI and MRV have become in important diagnostic tools.Study Supported by: No oneDisclosure: Dr. Reyes Garay has nothing to disclose. Dr. Sueldo Feijoo has nothing to disclose. Dr. Gavidia Chucan has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Reyes Garay, H., Sueldo Feijoo, C., Gavidia Chucan, J. M. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Case Reports Source Type: research

Recurrent Ischemic Stroke in a Patient with the Trousseau Syndrome Treated with Dabigatran
A 70-year-old man with multiple ischemic strokes was diagnosed with cardiac embolism and treated with dabigatran. Three months later, he suddenly developed vertigo and vomiting. Magnetic resonance imaging, showed recurrent lesions and blood tests revealed hypercoagulability, hypoproteinemia, and elevated cytokeratin 19 fragments that serve as a tumor marker of lung cancer. Chest computed tomography showed there were small nodules in bilateral lungs and swollen mediastinal lymph nodes. A conclusive diagnosis was impossible because the patient declined invasive procedures. We suspected primary lung cancer and diagnosed conco...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 21, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Kosuke Yoshida, Takashi Kimura, Yoko Aburakawa, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Kenji Kuroda, Osamu Yahara Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research