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Stroke severity in patients with preceding direct oral anticoagulant therapy as compared to vitamin K antagonists
AbstractBackgroundAlthough direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) have proven at least equally effective in the prevention of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in patients with atrial fibrillation as compared to the vitamin K antagonists (VKA), no reliable data on the severity of AIS of DOAC patients as compared to VKA is available.MethodsUsing a prospectively collected cohort of AIS patients, we performed univariate and multivariate (displayed as adjusted Odds Ratios, OR and 95% confidence intervals, 95% CI) analyses regarding the severity of AIS in patients with preceding DOAC (N = 210) versus VKA (N = 173) therapy. Additio...
Source: Journal of Neurology - June 3, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Serum neuron specific enolase may be a marker to predict the severity and outcome of cerebral venous thrombosis
The objective is to explore the effective of baseline serum neuron specific enolase (NSE) on predicting the severity and outcome in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). A total of 156 patients confirmed as CVT in Xuanwu Hospital were enrolled in this retrospective study from March 2011 through September 2016. The severity was evaluated with the National Institutes of Health Stroke Score (NIHSS), intracranial pressure (ICP), and CVT-related complications; the outcome was evaluated by modified Rankin Scale (mRS); the relationship between baseline serum NSE and mRS was analyzed with receiver operating characteristi...
Source: Journal of Neurology - November 11, 2017 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

The relationship between progressive motor deficits and lesion location in patients with single infarction in the lenticulostriate artery territory
AbstractAs the corticospinal tracts cross the lenticulostriate artery (LSA) territory at the posterior segment, we hypothesized that posteriorly located infarctions of the LSA may be associated with progressive motor deficits. We prospectively studied 519 consecutive patients with LSA infarctions who entered our hospital within 24  h after onset. We categorized patients into two groups in terms of progress: no progress and progress. Progress was defined as worsening by 1 point or more in the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), some of which recovered afterward or thoroughly progressed. LSA infarctions on t...
Source: Journal of Neurology - June 8, 2017 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Leukoaraiosis is a predictor of futile recanalization in acute ischemic stroke
AbstractFutile recanalization occurs when successful recanalization fails to improve clinical outcome in acute ischemic stroke patients. Predictors of futile recanalization are still debated and may help in selecting patients for reperfusion strategies. We aim to determine whether leukoaraiosis may be useful in predicting futile recanalization in acute ischemic stroke patients treated by endovascular mechanical thrombectomy. We included in the analysis patients with acute ischemic stroke due to anterior circulation large vessel occlusion undergoing endovascular mechanical thrombectomy obtaining complete vessel recanalizati...
Source: Journal of Neurology - December 20, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Clinical prediction of large vessel occlusion in anterior circulation stroke: mission impossible?
Abstract Simple clinical scores to predict large vessel occlusion (LVO) in acute ischemic stroke would be helpful to triage patients in the prehospital phase. We assessed the ability of various combinations of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) subitems and published stroke scales (i.e., RACE scale, 3I-SS, sNIHSS-8, sNIHSS-5, sNIHSS-1, mNIHSS, a-NIHSS items profiles A–E, CPSS1, CPSS2, and CPSSS) to predict LVO on CT or MR arteriography in 1085 consecutive patients (39.4 % women, mean age 67.7 years) with anterior circulation strokes within 6 h of symptom onset. 657 patients (61 %) had an occl...
Source: Journal of Neurology - June 5, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Long-term outcome after cerebral venous thrombosis: analysis of functional and vocational outcome, residual symptoms, and adverse events in 161 patients
Abstract Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) affects mainly working-aged individuals. Functional recovery after CVT is generally considered good with about 3/4 of patients achieving short-term independence. However, vascular events, long-term functional outcome, and employment after CVT remain poorly investigated. We identified consecutive adult CVT patients treated at the Helsinki University Hospital (1987–2013) and invited them to a follow-up visit. Each clinical examination was combined with interview. We also recorded recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) and hemorrhagic events during follow-up and antithrombo...
Source: Journal of Neurology - January 2, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Influence of previous physical activity on the outcome of patients treated by thrombolytic therapy for stroke
Abstract Physical activity prevents stroke and is associated with less severe strokes. The neuroprotective effect in patients treated with intravenous (i.v.) recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA), remains uncertain. We aimed at evaluating the relationship between previous physical activity and outcomes in stroke patients treated with i.v. rt-PA. OPHELIE-SPORT was a prospective observational multicenter study conducted in French and Japanese stroke patients treated with i.v. rt-PA. We evaluated the presence, weekly duration (<2, 2–5, >5 h) and intensity (light, moderate, heavy) of previous leisu...
Source: Journal of Neurology - August 14, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research