AHA: February 06, 2013 This news release is featured in a news conference at 7 a.m. HT, Wednesday, Feb. 6. Study Highlights: Marijuana use may double the risk of stroke in young adults. The New Zealand findings are the first from a case-controlled study to indicate a potential link between marijuana and stroke. HONOLULU, Feb. […]
J NeuroIntervent Surg: 2/1/13 Abstract Introduction The use of mechanical thrombectomy for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke has significantly advanced over the past 5 years, with few available data. The aim of this study was to analyze the cost and benefit of mechanical thrombectomy devices utilized during endovascular therapy of ischemic stroke patients. Methods A retrospective chart review […]
AHA: January 31, 2013 A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Background and Purpose—The authors present an overview of the current evidence and management recommendations for evaluation and treatment of adults with acute ischemic stroke. The intended audiences are prehospital care providers, physicians, allied health professionals, and hospital administrators responsible […]
AHA: January 31, 2013 Background and Purpose—Onset-to-reperfusion time (ORT) has recently emerged as an essential prognostic factor in acute ischemic stroke therapy. Although favorable outcome is associated with reduced ORT, it remains unclear whether intracranial bleeding depends on ORT. We therefore sought to determine whether ORT influenced the risk and volume of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) […]
J NeuroIntervent Surg: 1/19/ 2013 Background Despite increased recanalization rates in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke, the percentage of patients with a good clinical outcome of all those treated has not risen above 50%. This 50% barrier may be broken by improving the criteria for treatment selection. This study investigated the addition of the capillary index score […]
Neurology: January 30, 2013 Objectives: To evaluate disparities in cardiovascular risk factors among Asians and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (NHPI) in Hawaii who are hospitalized with ischemic stroke. Methods: We performed a retrospective study on consecutive patients hospitalized for ischemic stroke at a single tertiary center in Honolulu between 2004 and 2010. The prevalence of cardiovascular […]
Neurology: January 30, 2013, Objective: To evaluate the incidence, baseline characteristics, and clinical prognosis of blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption after endovascular therapy in acute ischemic stroke patients. Methods: A total of 220 patients treated with endovascular therapy between April 2007 and October 2011 were identified from a prospective, clinical, thrombolysis registry. All patients underwent a nonenhanced CT scan […]
Neurology: January 30, 2013 Spinal cord ischemia (SCI) is a relatively common cause of noncompressive myelopathy.1SCI frequently involves the thoracic or lumbar cord manifesting as acute painful paraparesis but may also involve the posterior columns and autonomic fibers.2 Most infarcts affect the central parts of the anterior spinal artery supply. Read more
STROKEAHA: January 29, 2013 Background and Purpose—Previous studies demonstrated association between mitochondrial DNA variants and ischemic stroke (IS). We investigated whether variants within a larger set of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) genes encoded by both autosomal and mitochondrial DNA were associated with risk of IS and, based on our results, extended our investigation to intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). […]
STROKEAHA: January 29, 2013 Background and Purpose—Patients with carotid artery stenosis and ocular ischemic events have a much lower risk of future ipsilateral ischemic stroke on medical treatment and lower procedural risks for endarterectomy and stenting than patients with cerebral ischemic events, and are closer in risk to patients with asymptomatic stenosis. The reasons for this […]
