Strokes among young people are on the rise. Classic risk factors, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol, play a role, ...

Introduction Acute stroke is the third leading cause of death, accounting for approximately one in 16 deaths in 2004 and is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the USA. Annually ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) represents a major risk factor of ischemic stroke recurrence with serious management implications. However, it often remains undiagnosed due to lack of standard or prolonged ...

A brain MRI, performed within 12 h from the onset of clinical signs, revealed a large area of restricted diffusion, almost undetectable in the other MRI sequences, encompassing the vascular territory ...

The optimal treatment of acute large vessel occlusion with concomitant extracranial steno‐occlusive disease of the internal carotid artery remains unclear. The PICASSO (Proximal Internal Carotid ...

Basilar artery occlusion (BAO) is a rare but catastrophic stroke associated with elevated morbidity and mortality rates. 1 The clinical manifestations of BAO can vary widely, ranging from mild and ...

Objectives: To evaluate a new three dimensional (3D) MRI protocol for the reliable detection of aortic high risk plaques compared with transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) and to test the ...

Objective: To define predictors of recanalisation and clinical outcome of patients with acute basilar artery occlusions treated with local intra-arterial thrombolysis (IAT). Methods: Vascular risk ...

Objective To improve early diagnosis of patients who have basilar artery occlusion (BAO) and to provide evidence for treatment decisions based on clinical characteristics, treatment strategies, and ...

Background— Large areas of restricted diffusion in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory are highly predictive of severe and potentially space-occupying MCA stroke. A reduction of ...