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Recognition, reaction, risk factors and adequate knowledge of stroke: A Brazilian populational survey
General population proper knowledge about stroke can improve stroke outcomes. We aimed to assess the awareness levels of laypeople regarding stroke recognition, reaction, risk factors, and adequate general knowledge (correct answers for those three questions) of stroke.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 1, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: M ário Luciano de Mélo Silva Júnior, Neila Clediane de Sousa Menezes, Marcos Vinícius de Souza Vilanova Source Type: research

Access to rehabilitation professionals by individuals with stroke one month after hospital discharge from a stroke unit in Brazil is insufficient regardless of the pandemic
To compare access to rehabilitation professionals by individuals with stroke one month after hospital discharge from a stroke unit in Brazil, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - June 7, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Jordana P Magalh ães, Iza Faria-Fortini, Tamires MFV Dutra, Romeu Sant'Anna, Carolina LA Soares, Luci F Teixeira-Salmela, Christina DCM Faria Source Type: research

Caryocar brasiliense peel ethanolic extract has neuroprotective potential and reduces the activation of ERK1/2 in the ischemia and reperfusion brain acute phase in the rat
Oxidative stress induced by ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury results in cell death by necrosis or apoptosis and triggers the activation of different intracellular pathways, such as mitogen-activated protein activated kinases. Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense) peel, residue of a fruit from Brazilian savannah-like vegetation, has phenolic compounds that have been demonstrated to have antioxidant effects in vitro. The present study aimed to evaluate the neuroprotective effects of C. brasiliense peel ethanolic extract (CBPE) against transient global I/R injury in the rat brain.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - January 18, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Marina Pacheco Miguel, Liliana Borges de Menezes, Leandro Guimar ães Franco, Mariana Moreira Andrascko, Ana Carolina Brigolin Parize, Juliana Carvalho de Almeida Borges, Lorena Lima Barboza Guimarães, Danilo Rezende e Silva, Suzana da Costa Santos, Eug� Source Type: research

Social distancing, stroke admissions and stroke mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multicenter, longitudinal study
Objectives. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between social distancing, stroke admissions and stroke mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic, while accounting for the rate of COVID-19 admissions. Methods. We performed a longitudinal analysis of a multicenter, prospective, hospital-based registry of intensive care units from 19 hospitals from Brazil, comprising a 14-month period of the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated whether the daily rate of admissions (DRAstroke) and daily mortality rate for stroke were associated with the social distancing index (SDI), taking into account the daily rate of admissions for COVID-19 ...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 20, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Pedro Cougo, Bruno Bessen, Daniel Bezerra, Rodrigo de Carvalho Moreira, Carlos Eduardo Brand ão, Emmanuel Salgueiro, Alex Balduino, Octávio Pontes-Neto, Victor Cravo Source Type: research

Hydrocephalous as a Complication of Perimesencephalic Nonaneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
JLSM, male, 71 years old, admitted into a private hospital in the city of Joinville, Brazil, complaining of persistent and severe headache. The patient reported onset of the condition three days before, after sexual activity, associated with nausea, vomiting and dizziness. He has a medical history of epilepsy, under regular use of Phenobarbital. The physical examination evidenced slight nuchal rigidity. Cranial computed tomography (CT) showed subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in cisterns around the brainstem (Fig.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 20, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Guilherme Zini Reis, Fernanda Subtil de Moraes Machado, Wladimir Kummer de Paula, Fl ávio Diniz Ribas, Felipe Ibiapina dos Reis Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Extended Time Window Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Stroke in Brazil
Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is the standard of care for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) caused by large vessel occlusion of the anterior circulation within 6 hours of symptoms onset and can be performed with an extended window up to 24 hours in selected patients. Nevertheless, the outcomes of MT with extended window are unknown in developing countries.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 11, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Mayara Thays Beckhauser, Luis Henrique Castro-Afonso, Francisco Antunes Dias, Guilherme Seizem Nakiri, Lucas Moretti Monsignore, Rui Kleber Martins Filho, Millene Rodrigues Camilo, Frederico Fernandes Al éssio Alves, Milena Libardi, Guilherme Riccioppo R Source Type: research

Use of statins for the secondary prevention of stroke: are we respecting the scientific evidences?
Background: Stroke accounts for approximately as 5.0% of disability-adjusted years of life and 10.0% of all deaths worldwide. Secondary stroke prevention in surviving individuals, which includes the use of statins, reduces atherothrombotic stroke recurrence, complications and mortality. The present study aimed to characterize the Brazilian population with stroke history and estimate the prevalence of statin use as secondary prevention.Methods: This is a population-based cross-sectional study conducted in Brazilian urban areas.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 15, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Jo ão Paulo Vilela Rodrigues, Lucas Borges Pereira, Maria Olívia Barboza Zanetti, Andréia Turmina Fontanella, Nereida Kilza da Costa Lima, Sotero Serrate Mengue, Leonardo Régis Leira Pereira Source Type: research

Ischemic Stroke and Genetic Variants: In Search of Association with Severity and Recurrence in a Brazilian Population
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between genetic variants in candidate genes and clinical severity and prognosis (recurrence) of ischemic stroke (IS) in a Brazilian population.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 18, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Caroline Figueiredo da Silva, Julia Schwartz, Vitoria da Silva Belli, Leslie Ecker Ferreira, Norberto Luiz Cabral, Paulo Henrique Condeixa de Fran ça Source Type: research

Stroke Literacy in a South Brazilian City: A Community Based Survey
This community-based and cross-sectional study was performed in a Brazilian city and aimed to evaluate stroke literacy.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - May 24, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana Let ícia Fornari Caprara, Ana Lucia Cervi Prado Source Type: research

Initial Experience with a Flow Redirection Endoluminal Device Stent —A Brazilian Multicenter Study
The endovascular approach has become the therapy of choice for intracranial aneurysms.1-3 However, certain types of cerebral aneurysms, particularly wide-necked, large, and fusiform aneurysms, still pose a treatment challenge.4 The development of flow-diverter (FD) stents has offered the potential of aneurysm occlusion by vessel reconstruction, thus being an excellent choice for treating these complicated lesions. The classic FDs are the Pipeline embolization device (PED; Covidien, Irvine, CA) and the SILK flow diverter (SFD; Balt Extrusion, Montmorency, France), but in recent years, new devices have become available on the market.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 30, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Luciano B. Manzato, Rafael B. Santos, Daniela O. Teixeira, Paulo M. Mesquita Filho, N ério D. Azambuja, Leonardo Frighetto, José R. Vanzin Tags: Case Studies Source Type: research

Determinants of Stroke in Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Multivariate Approach from the National Health Survey
The objective of this study was to investigate the association between biological-health, socioeconomics, and behavioral determinants and stroke by evaluating the risk of stroke in the presence of each or all determinants grouped in a multivariate model.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 14, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Ícaro J.S. Ribeiro, Jefferson P. Cardoso, Ivna V. Freire, Mailson F. Carvalho, Rafael Pereira Source Type: research