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Shared genetic susceptibility of vascular-related biomarkers with ischemic and recurrent stroke
Conclusions: Our data identify a genetic contribution to inflammatory and hemostatic biomarkers in a stroke population. Additionally, our results suggest shared genetic contributions to circulating CRP levels measured poststroke and risk for incident and recurrent ischemic stroke. These data broaden our understanding of genetic contributors to biomarker variation and ischemic stroke risk, which should be useful in clinical risk evaluation.
Source: Neurology - January 25, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Williams, S. R., Hsu, F.-C., Keene, K. L., Chen, W.-M., Nelson, S., Southerland, A. M., Madden, E. B., Coull, B., Gogarten, S. M., Furie, K. L., Dzhivhuho, G., Rowles, J. L., Mehndiratta, P., Malik, R., Dupuis, J., Lin, H., Seshadri, S., Rich, S. S., Sale Tags: All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Case control studies, Risk factors in epidemiology, All Genetics, Association studies in genetics ARTICLE Source Type: research

Recurrent stroke in a patient with vitamin B12 deficiency and MTHFR mutation
We report an unusual case of recurrent stroke in a patient with vitamin B12 deficiency who was also homozygous for the methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene mutation. The patient was a 35-year-old male vegetarian with no known medical history who initially presented with global aphasia, slurred speech, right facial weakness, and right-sided hemiplegia and was found to have a stroke (NIH Stroke Scale score of 25). At that time a CT scan of the head ruled out intracranial hemorrhage and a CT angiogram of the head and neck was done. The patient was found to have occlusion of the M1 segment of the left middle cereb...
Source: Neurology Clinical Practice - February 12, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Zacharia, G., Shani, D., Ortiz, R. A. Tags: Stroke in young adults, Stroke prevention, Hematologic, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke Case Source Type: research

Anxiety in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: Risk Factors and Effects on Functional Status
Conclusion: Depressive symptoms are the major correlates of PSA while more severe PSA is associated with poorer ADL and health-related QOL. Acute lesions involving CHWM may correlate with PSA in ischemic stroke patients with mild-to-moderate neurologic deficits, supporting a lesion-location hypothesis in PSA.IntroductionAnxiety is prevalent after stroke and occurs in about one-quarter of stroke survivors (1, 2). Poststroke anxiety (PSA) may have a negative impact on quality of life (QOL) of stroke survivors, affecting their rehabilitation (3). Furthermore, one prospective study found that severe anxiety symptoms were assoc...
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - April 16, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

A Post-hoc Study of D-Amino Acid Oxidase in Blood as an Indicator of Post-stroke Dementia
In conclusion, our data support that plasma DAO levels were increased in PSD patients and correlated with brain WMH, independent of age, gender, hypertension, and renal function. Plasma DAO levels may therefore aid in PSD diagnosis. Introduction Stroke is a risk factor for both vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease (1, 2). Functional recovery develops over the course of 26 weeks after a stroke (3), but the survivors are often left with disabilities. In addition to the sequelae of acute neuronal damage, the 1-year post-stroke dementia (PSD) rates after first-ever and recurrent stroke are ~10 and 30...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 25, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Timing of anticoagulation after recent ischaemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation
Publication date: Available online 8 November 2018Source: The Lancet NeurologyAuthor(s): David J Seiffge, David J Werring, Maurizio Paciaroni, Jesse Dawson, Steven Warach, Truman J Milling, Stefan T Engelter, Urs Fischer, Bo NorrvingSummaryBackgroundAbout 13–26% of all acute ischaemic strokes are related to non-valvular atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac arrhythmia globally. Deciding when to initiate oral anticoagulation in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation is a longstanding, common, and unresolved clinical challenge. Although the risk of early recurrent ischaemic stroke is high in this population,...
Source: The Lancet Neurology - November 9, 2018 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

A systematic review examining the effect of vitamin D supplementation on functional outcomes post-stroke
CONCLUSIONS: The majority of studies showed a statistical improvement in motor function, mobility, and stroke impairment with vitamin D supplementation; however, the evidence did not support an improvement in activities of daily living with treatment. Despite this, there may not be clinical significance. Strong, methodologically sound, randomized controlled trials are required to verify these findings.PMID:37166229 | DOI:10.1177/02692155231174599
Source: Clinical Rehabilitation - May 11, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Jamie L Fleet Amanda McIntyre Shannon Janzen Marcus Saikaley Michael Qaqish Robert Cianfarani Alexandra Papaioannou Source Type: research

Reversing the effects of the new anti-clotting drugs
The oral anticoagulant warfarin (Coumadin) became available for prescription in 1954. This anti-clotting drug commanded national attention when President Dwight Eisenhower received the drug as part of his treatment following a heart attack. No other oral anticoagulant was successfully developed and marketed in the United States until 2010. Warfarin is a dangerous drug. Along with insulin, it is responsible for the most emergency hospitalizations due to adverse drug reactions. Whereas insulin causes low blood sugar, warfarin is notorious for the complication of major bleeding. Warfarin is plagued by hundreds of drug-drug an...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - December 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD Tags: Drugs and Supplements Health Heart Health Hypertension and Stroke anti-clotting coumadin deep-vein-thrombosis DVT Source Type: news

Vitamin K Antagonist–associated Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Lessons from a Devastating Disease in the Dawn of the New Oral Anticoagulants
Conclusions: VKA-associated ICH presents in a particularly vulnerable population and has a poor prognosis that may be reliably predicted by several clinicoradiologic features.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 19, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Marta Suárez-Pinilla, Ángeles Fernández-Rodríguez, Lorena Benavente-Fernández, Sergio Calleja-Puerta Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

A specific dietary intervention to restore brain structure and function after ischemic stroke
Occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCAo) is among the most common causes of ischemic stroke in humans. Cerebral ischemia leads to brain lesions existing of an irreversibly injured core and an ischemic boundary zone, the penumbra, containing damaged but potentially salvageable tissue. Using a transient occlusion (30 min) of the middle cerebral artery (tMCAo) mouse model in this cross-institutional study we investigated the neurorestorative efficacy of a dietary approach (Fortasyn) comprising docosahexaenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, uridine, choline, phospholipids, folic acid, vitamins B12, B6, C, and E, and seleni...
Source: Theranostics - September 12, 2017 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Maximilian Wiesmann, Bastian Zinnhardt, Dirk Reinhardt, Sarah Eligehausen, Lydia Wachsmuth, Sven Hermann, Pieter J Dederen, Marloes Hellwich, Michael T Kuhlmann, Laus M Broersen, Arend Heerschap, Andreas H Jacobs, Amanda J Kiliaan Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

C-Reactive Protein Predicts Hematoma Growth in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— CRP>10 mg/L is independently predictive of EHG and ENW, both of which are associated with increased mortality. Inflammation may be important in contributing to EHG and warrants further investigation.
Source: Stroke - December 23, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Di Napoli, M., Parry-Jones, A. R., Smith, C. J., Hopkins, S. J., Slevin, M., Masotti, L., Campi, V., Singh, P., Papa, F., Popa-Wagner, A., Tudorica, V., Godoy, D. A. Tags: Cerebrovascular disease/stroke, Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Pathology of Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Intracerebral Hematoma Morphologic Appearance on Noncontrast Computed Tomography Predicts Significant Hematoma Expansion Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— Fluid levels, density heterogeneity, and margin irregularity on noncontrast CT are associated with hematoma expansion at 24 hours. These markers may assist in prediction of outcomes in scenarios where CT angiography is not readily available and may be of future help in refining the predictive value of the CT angiography spot sign.
Source: Stroke - October 26, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Blacquiere, D., Demchuk, A. M., Al-Hazzaa, M., Deshpande, A., Petrcich, W., Aviv, R. I., Rodriguez-Luna, D., Molina, C. A., Silva Blas, Y., Dzialowski, I., Czlonkowska, A., Boulanger, J.-M., Lum, C., Gubitz, G., Padma, V., Roy, J., Kase, C. S., Bhatia, R. Tags: Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage, Intracerebral Hemorrhage Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Safety of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients on Novel Oral Anticoagulants (P1.196)
Conclusion: Patients on NOAC undergoing mechanical thrombectomy show a trend towards increased sICH compared to the warfarin group. This may warrant larger studies of safety of mechanical thrombectomy in the presence of NOACs.Disclosure: Dr. Sharma has nothing to disclose. Dr. Atchaneeyasakul has nothing to disclose. Dr. Ziayee has nothing to disclose. Dr. Malik has nothing to disclose. Dr. Guada has nothing to disclose. Dr. Khandelwal has nothing to disclose. Dr. Ramdas has nothing to disclose. Dr. Yavagal has received personal compensation for activities with Covidien/evV3 as a consultant and Steering Committee Member.
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Sharma, P., Atchaneeyasakul, K., Ziayee, H., Malik, A., Guada, L., Khandelwal, P., Ramdas, K., Yavagal, D. Tags: Acute Endovascular Therapy: Outcomes and Safety Source Type: research