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Revisiting recent trends in stroke death rates, United States, 1999 –2020
This study assessed the temporal trends in stroke death rates in the United States from 1999 through 2020.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - June 28, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Udeh C. Mercy, Kameron Farhadi, Ayobami S. Ogunsola, Rukayyah M. Karaye, Usman Sulaiman Baguda, Olatunji A. Eniola, Ismaeel Yunusa, Ibraheem M. Karaye Source Type: research

Stroke in sickle cell disease and the promise of recent disease modifying agents
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited hemoglobinopathy affecting approximately 100,000 individuals in the United States. Cerebrovascular disease is among the most common and debilitating complications of SCA, with 53% experiencing silent cerebral infarct by age 30 and 3.8% experiencing overt stroke by age 40  years. This review highlights the burden of cerebrovascular disease in SCD, including both stroke and silent cerebral infarct (SCI). We then discuss the pathophysiology of stroke and cerebral fat embolism in the absence of a patent foramen ovale.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - September 8, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Ava Runge, Danielle Brazel, Zahra Pakbaz Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Prevalence, predictors, and prognosis of mortality among elderly stroke patients with convulsive status epilepticus in the United States
Stroke is the most common cause of epilepsy in the elderly. However, despite the high mortality typically associated with convulsive status epilepticus (CSE), there is a dearth of nationwide data on the magnitude and association of CSE with mortality among hospitalized elderly with stroke in the United States.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - July 17, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Alain Lekoubou, Emma Y. Wu, Kinfe G. Bishu, Bruce Ovbiagele Source Type: research

Significance of concurrent ipsilateral intracranial carotid artery stenosis in carotid revascularization
A 71-year-old male presenting with a transient ischemic attack was found to have an ipsilateral severe proximal right internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis as graded per the North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET) criteria. He was subsequently treated with right internal carotid endarterectomy (CEA). The surgery was complicated by a right sided watershed infarction determined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head. His post-surgery National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score was 6 and the 90  days modified Rankin Scale score was 3.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - February 19, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Riwaj Bhagat, Allison Muha Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Trends in ischemic stroke outcomes in a rural population in the United States
The stroke mortality rate has gradually declined due to improved interventions and controlled risk factors. We investigated the trends in stroke recurrence and all-cause mortality in stroke patients from a rural population in the United States between 2004 and 2018.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - February 8, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Durgesh Chaudhary, Ayesha Khan, Shima Shahjouei, Mudit Gupta, Clare Lambert, Venkatesh Avula, Clemens M. Schirmer, Neil Holland, Christoph J. Griessenauer, M. Reza Azarpazhooh, Jiang Li, Vida Abedi, Ramin Zand Source Type: research

A contemporary and comprehensive analysis of the costs of stroke in the United States
While several studies have determined direct costs associated with stroke there is a paucity of research involving indirect costs, especially in younger patients.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - December 23, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Tarun Girotra, Alain Lekoubou, Kinfe G. Bishu, Bruce Ovbiagele Source Type: research

A contemporary and comprehensive analsyis of the costs of stroke in the United States
While several studies have determined direct costs associated with stroke there is a paucity of research involving indirect costs, especially in younger patients.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - December 23, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Tarun Girotra, Alain Lekoubou, Kinfe G. Bishu, Bruce Ovbiagele Source Type: research