Stroke Reports
Friday, July 25th, 2014
International Journal of Stroke: 23 JUL 2014 Conflict of interest: The individual and collective authors have no conflicts of interest or financial disclosures to declare. Funding: This work was supported by the study projects DMR-103-018 and DMR-102-023 at our hospital, the Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare Clinical Trial and Research Center of Excellence (MOHW103-TDU-B-212-113002), […]
Stroke Reports
Friday, July 25th, 2014
PLOS: July 18, 2014 Background Small clinical trials have reported that low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) might improve language recovery in patients with aphasia after stroke. However, no systematic reviews or meta-analyses studies have investigated the effect of rTMS on aphasia. The objective of this study was to perform a meta-analysis of studies […]
Stroke Reports
Friday, July 25th, 2014
STROKEAHA: July 17, 2014 Background and Purpose—Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cause of devastating but potentially preventable stroke. Estimates of the prevalence of AF among patients with stroke vary considerably because of difficulties in detection of intermittent, silent AF. Better recognition of AF in this patient group may help to identify and offer protection to […]
Stroke Reports
Friday, July 25th, 2014
Wiley: 18 JUL 2014 Background Vertebral artery origin stenosis is an important etiology for stroke in the posterior circulation. Data from the Oxford Vascular Study and New England Registry show a prevalence of vertebral artery origin disease of 26–32%. These populations are largely comprised of Caucasians. The prevalence of vertebral artery origin disease in multirace-ethnic […]
Stroke Reports
Friday, July 25th, 2014
Neurology: July 16, 2014 Objectives: To perform a genome-wide association study (GWAS) using the Immunochip array in 3,420 cases of ischemic stroke and 6,821 controls, followed by a meta-analysis with data from more than 14,000 additional ischemic stroke cases. Methods: Using the Immunochip, we genotyped 3,420 ischemic stroke cases and 6,821 controls. After imputation we meta-analyzed the […]
Stroke Reports
Friday, July 25th, 2014
JAMA: July 16, 2014 Importance Prior studies have shown decreases in stroke mortality over time, but data on validated stroke incidence and long-term trends by race are limited. Objective To study trends in stroke incidence and subsequent mortality among black and white adults in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) cohort from 1987 to 2011. Design, Setting, and Participants Prospective cohort […]
Stroke Reports
Friday, July 25th, 2014
STROKEAHA: uly 15, 2014 Abstract Background and Purpose—We report on trends in poststroke survival, both in the early period after stroke and over the long term. We examine these trends by stroke subtype. Methods—The Minnesota Stroke Survey is a study of all hospitalized patients with acute stroke aged 30 to 74 years in the Minneapolis–St Paul […]
Stroke Reports
Friday, July 25th, 2014
J NeuroIntervent Surg: 23 June 2014 Introduction The use of mechanical thrombectomy for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke has significantly advanced over the last 5 years. Few data are available comparing the cost and clinical and angiographic outcomes associated with available techniques. The aim of this study is to compare the cost and efficacy of current endovascular […]
Stroke Reports
Friday, July 25th, 2014
STROKEAHA: July 10, 2014 Background and Purpose—It remains uncertain whether lower dose intravenous tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) for stroke is as effective and safe as the standard dose. Methods—We analyzed data from the Thrombolysis Implementation and Monitor of Acute Ischemic Stroke in China (TIMS-China). Patients who were treated within 4.5 hours after symptom onset were included. […]
Stroke Reports
Friday, July 25th, 2014
International Journal of Stroke: 7 JUL 2014 Background Tablets are a novel line of computers controlled by a multitouch screen. Fine motor movements are captured on the tablet computer through electrical fields and can be qualitatively and quantitatively assessed. Evidence is limited on tablet use for stroke rehabilitation. Read More
