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Recurrence of Posterior Circulation Childhood Arterial Ischemic Stroke
This cohort study investigates the incidence of the recurrence of childhood arterial ischemic stroke in the posterior and anterior circulations to determine if the risk differs between the 2 locations.
Source: JAMA Neurology - January 23, 2017 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Coutinho et al have performed a timely post hoc analysis consisting of a patient population from 2 large, prospective, core laboratory –adjudicated trials: Solitaire With the Intention for Thrombectomy (SWIFT) and Solitaire Flow Restoration Thrombectomy for Acute Revascularization (STAR), and their report appears in this issue ofJAMA Neurology. Given that 85% of the patients in mechanical thrombectomy (MT) trials received intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), they highlight an important group of patients in whom MT was successful without IVT. The recent IVT and MT trials have clearly established the new standard in therapy for...
Source: JAMA Neurology - January 9, 2017 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Thrombolysis and Thrombectomy vs Thrombectomy Alone for Ischemic Stroke
This study examines whether treatment with intravenous thrombolysis before mechanical thrombectomy with a stent retriever is beneficial in patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy.
Source: JAMA Neurology - January 9, 2017 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

SSRIs and Intracranial Hemorrhage
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are among the most commonly prescribed medications in the United States. A recent study using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database estimated that in 2012, 8.5% (95% CI, 6.9%-10.4%) of adults 20 years and older were prescribed SSRIs compared with a prevalence of 1.3% (95% CI, 1.0%-1.8%) for tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs). Although most of these prescriptions were likely for depression, SSRIs are being used for other indications; of particular interest to neurologists, SSRIs are being investigated and sometimes used to promote motor recovery after str...
Source: JAMA Neurology - December 5, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Intra-arterial Treatment for Basilar Artery Occlusion —Reply
In Reply We thank Bhatti and Sivakumaran for their comments on our article. First, the authors mention the relatively low mean age of 58 years of our cohort (this includes 1 child of 4 years). The patients in the Basilar Artery International Cooperation Study (BASICS) had a mean age of 63 years. We think it is unlikely that this difference of 5 years has had an important influence on the results. Moreover, BASICS is a prospective patient registry, without stringent inclusion criteria. This suggests that patients with basilar artery occlusion have a lower age compared with patients with anterior circulation stroke.
Source: JAMA Neurology - November 28, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Stroke in Alzheimer Disease
To the Editor I read with interest the article by Tosto et al studying the influence of cardiovascular risk factors and stroke in familial late-onset Alzheimer disease (LOAD). The main findings were that history of stroke increased the risk for LOAD, while hypertension decreased the risk for LOAD. The study suggests that stroke mediates the influence of cardiovascular risk factors on increased risk for LOAD.
Source: JAMA Neurology - November 14, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Endovascular Treatment for Patients With Stroke and Large Ischemic Cores and Mismatch Imaging Profiles
This case-control study compares the outcomes of patients following stroke with large baseline ischemic cores on computed tomographic perfusion undergoing endovascular therapy with the outcomes of matched controls who had medical care alone.
Source: JAMA Neurology - November 7, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Risk of Pregnancy-Associated Stroke Across Age Groups
This population-based cohort study uses data from the New York State SPARCS database to examine the risk of stroke in women of childbearing age who are pregnant or post partum compared with the risk in those who are not pregnant.
Source: JAMA Neurology - October 24, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Endovascular Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
This pooled cohort study evaluates the safety and effectiveness of endovascular therapy for occlusions of the M2 segment of the middle cerebral artery in patients with ischemic stroke.
Source: JAMA Neurology - September 12, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Factors Associated With Neurological Outcome After Childhood Stroke
To the Editor We thank Grelli et al for their study investigating the factors associated with neurological outcome following childhood stroke. The authors reported an association between hyperglycemia and poor neurological outcome in their cohort.
Source: JAMA Neurology - August 22, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

The Dark Matter of Cerebral Microbleeds
To the Editor I read with interest the article by Tsivgoulis et al inJAMA Neurology on cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) and the risk for symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) after intravenous thrombolysis for acute stroke, as well as the accompanying Editorial by Fisher. This work follows and extends previous meta-analyses on a thorny topic for acute stroke neurology, demonstrating again that the presence of any number of CMBs on pretreatment magnetic resonance imaging is associated with more than doubling the risk for postthrombolysis ICH. Of importance, the authors provided new evidence from group-level and individual p...
Source: JAMA Neurology - August 15, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Association Between CV Risk Factors and Familial Alzheimer Disease
This cohort study investigates associations between coronary risk factors, stroke, and late-onset Alzheimer dementia in patients with familial disease.
Source: JAMA Neurology - August 15, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Racial Differences in Utilization of Inpatient Procedures After Stroke
This study compares racial differences in the use of 6 common nondiagnostic inpatient procedures after stroke.
Source: JAMA Neurology - July 25, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

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