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Millard-Gubler Syndrome Associated with Cerebellar Ataxia in a Patient with Isolated Paramedian Pontine Infarction – A Rarely Observed Combination with a Benign Prognosis: A Case Report
We report the case of a 55-year-old male patient having presented to the Yehuleshet Specialty Clinic 6 years back with sudden-onset dysarthria and appendicular ataxia of 10 days duration. He reported having right hemibody weakness and blurred vision, which have significantly improved since then. He had a history of smoking of 30 pack-years. However, he quit smoking 8 years ago. There was no history of prior stroke, transient ischemic attack, diabetes, hypertension, head trauma, or dyslipidemia. On examination, he had horizontal left gaze palsy with horizontal nystagmus suggesting left-sided 6th cranial nerve palsy. He had ...
Source: Case Reports in Neurology - April 13, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Cardiovascular disease risk, awareness, and treatment in people with epilepsy
CONCLUSIONS: Participants with epilepsy had increased ASCVD risk, despite similar or better awareness, treatment, and control of individual risk factors such as diabetes and hypertension. Our results suggest that epilepsy is associated with numerous health behaviors leading to cardiovascular disease, though the causal pathway is complex as these variables (income, depression, diet, exercise, smoking) generally served as confounders rather than mediators.PMID:33690068 | DOI:10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.107878
Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - March 10, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Samuel W Terman Carole E Aubert Chloe E Hill Jeremy Skvarce James F Burke Scott Mintzer Source Type: research

Prestroke Statins Improve Prognosis of Atrial Fibrillation-Associated Stroke through Increasing Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling-3 Levels
Conclusion: Our data suggested that the prestroke use of statins improved the clinical outcomes in AIS patients with AF by upregulating the level of SOCS-3 and reducing the plasma MMP-9 level.Eur Neurol
Source: European Neurology - March 8, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Controversies: Stroke Prevention in Chronic Kidney Disease
Risk of both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke is increased in the chronic kidney disease (CKD) population, particularly in end-stage kidney disease patients. Uremic factors that contribute to stroke risk include blood pressure variability, vascular calcification, build-up of vascular toxins, chronic inflammation, platelet dysfunction and increased brain microbleeds. This paper discusses the controversial evidence for stroke prevention strategies including blood pressure control, statins, antiplatelet agents, and anticoagulation in the CKD population.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 25, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Wei Ling Lau Source Type: research

Stenting for Symptomatic Intracranial Vertebrobasilar Artery Stenosis in Northeast of China: A Single-Center Study
Conclusion: A high technical success rate of IVBS stenting could be achieved, and the safety was acceptable, whereas Mori C lesions were more vulnerable to endovascular procedure and showed a higher rate of complications than A and B types.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - February 16, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Impact of statin pretreatment on the complications of carotid stenting in asymptomatic patients: observational study
Carotid stenosis is a known risk factor for ischemic stroke, and carotid artery stenting is an effective preventive procedure. However, the stroke risk reduction for asymptomatic patients is small. Therefore, ...
Source: BMC Neurology - February 15, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Seong Hwa Jang, Doo Hyuk Kwon, Moon-Ku Han, Hyungjong Park, Sung-Il Sohn, Huimahn Choi and Jeong-Ho Hong Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Combined therapy of intensive statin plus intravenous rt-PA in acute ischemic stroke: the INSPIRE randomized clinical trial
ConclusionThe INSPIRE study indicated that intensive statin therapy may not improve clinical outcomes compared with the low dose of statin therapy in AIS patients undergoing intravenous thrombolysis, and the two groups had similar safety profile.Clinical trial registrationURL:http://www.chictr.org. Unique identifier: ChiCTR-IPR-16008642
Source: Journal of Neurology - February 8, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Treatment with Atorvastatin During Vascular Remodeling Promotes Pericyte-Mediated Blood-Brain Barrier Maturation Following Ischemic Stroke
This study examined our hypothesis that, during vascular remodeling after stroke, treatment with atorvastatin could facilitate BBB maturation in remodeling vasculature in ischemic brain. Adult spontaneously hypertensive rats underwent middle cerebral artery occlusion with reperfusion (MCAO/RP). Atorvastatin, at dose of 3  mg/kg, was delivered daily starting at 14 days after MCAO/RP onset for 7 days. The rats were studied at multiple time points up to 8 weeks with multimodal-MRI, behavior tests, immunohistochemistry, and biochemistry. The delayed treatment of atorvastatin significantly reduced infarct size and BBB perme...
Source: Translational Stroke Research - January 9, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Statins, Risk of Death and Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Dementia: A Registry-Based Observational Cohort Study.
CONCLUSION: The use of statins might be beneficial for the survival and ischemic stroke risk in patients with dementia in a dose-dependent manner. PMID: 33327915 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Alzheimer Research - December 15, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Bojana P, Hong X, Marta VL, Bengt W, Milica GK, Maria E, Sara GP Tags: Curr Alzheimer Res Source Type: research

Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) – Still to be Considered in the Presence of Vascular Risk Factors
We report a 46-year-old male with a 9 and 3-month history of progressive unilateral lower limb weakness and dysarthria, respectively. He had a history of diabetes mellitus but no hypertension, hyperlipidemia, or smoking history. Both parents had a stroke at the age of 65 years. Neurological examination was significant for moderate dysarthria and reduced right upper limb dexterity. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain revealed extensive white matter disease, lacunar infarcts, and a few microhemorrhages. Electron microscopy of his skin biopsy showed electron-dense deposits of extracellular osmiophilic granular mater...
Source: Case Reports in Neurology - December 14, 2020 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Meta-Analysis of Dyslipidemia Management for the Prevention of Ischemic Stroke Recurrence in China
Conclusions: Effective lipid-lowering therapy could decrease the blood LDL-C level, which had a protective effect against stroke recurrence. These results support the use of predicted baseline cerebrovascular disease risk equations to inform decisions regarding blood lipid-lowering treatment in ischemic stroke patients in China.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - November 19, 2020 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Use of the Cardiovascular Polypill in Secondary Prevention of Cerebrovascular Disease: A Real-Life Tertiary Hospital Cohort Study of 104 Patients
Conclusion: In our experience, the cardiovascular polypill achieved a higher reduction in SBP levels and was well tolerated. Adherence was similar to that found in the previous literature, which is remarkable given the real-life setting of our study.Cerebrovasc Dis Extra 2020;10:166 –173
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra - November 11, 2020 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Statin use and the risk of post-stroke seizures: A meta-analysis
Publication date: Available online 13 October 2020Source: SeizureAuthor(s): Tao Xu, You Wang, Jinxian Yuan, Yangmei Chen, Haiyan Luo
Source: Seizure - October 14, 2020 Category: Neurology Source Type: research