Transient ischemic attackTelemedicineIntroduction: Reductions in hospital visits for stroke have been seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, partly reflecting perceived risks of in-hospital care. We recently implemented an evidence-based protocol for outpatient rapid evaluation of transient and minor, non-...
Transient Ischemic Attack Mary is a 78 year old female with a history of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and heart disease. Recently, she has had a couple of odd episodes that included a weakness of her right arm and difficulty speaking. They seem to last only a few minutes and th...
These findings were not confirmed in the phase III DIAS (Desmoteplase in Acute Ischemic Stroke)-II study, but this agent will be evaluated further.Intra-Arterial and Combined (IV+IA) ThrombolysisIntra-arterial thrombolytic treatment of proximal MCA occlusion using pro-urokinase (PUK) within 6 h...
Background: Transient ischemic attack (TIA) and minor ischemic stroke (MIS) are associated with early recurrence and deterioration respectively. The aim of the present study was to assess the risk of new cerebrovascular and cardiovascular events in a prospective, emergently enrolled patient cohort wit...
Abbreviations TIA: Transient ischemic attack; aCI: Acute cerebral infarction; HD: Healthy donor; oCI: Old cerebral infarction; HT: Hypertension; DM: Diabetes mellitus; CHD: Coronary heart disease; BMI: Body mass index; SEREX: Serological identification of antigens by recombinant cDNA expression ...
Background: The effect of ischemic preconditioning (IP) is well established in animal models of brain ischemia. There are conflicting data from human observational studies whether IP is also induced by a preceding transient ischemic attack (TIA) resulting in a lower stroke severity in these patients...
Depression and transient ischaemic attack represent the common psychological and neurological diseases, respectively, and are tightly associated. However, studies of depression-affected ischaemic attack have been limited to epidemiological evidences, and
To address this possibility, the present study tested the association of stroke-induced disability with PTSD symptoms in patients treated for stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). Method Participants (n = 300) were drawn from an observational cohort study examining PTSD symptoms in patients ...
Anal- ysis of 16,922 patients with acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack in Japan: a hospital-based prospective registration study. Cerebrovasc Dis 2004; 18:47-56.Kimura K, Kazui S, Minematsu K, Yamaguchi T; Japan Multicenter Stroke Investigator's Collaboration. Analysis of 16 ...
The primary aim of the present study was to assess the association between trace element status, brain damage biomarkers, cortisol, and prolactin levels in transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients. Ten male and 10 female TIA patients were involved in this study. Age, gender, and BMI-matched ...