Heart rate variability (HRV) provides indirect insight into autonomic nervous system tone,
and has a well-established role as a marker of cardiovascular risk. Recent decades brought …

Sudden death is an important but widely under-recognised consequence of stroke. Acute
stroke can disturb central autonomic control, resulting in myocardial injury …

Objective.—To evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravenous thrombolysis using
recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) in patients with acute ischemic stroke …

Background Early decompressive hemicraniectomy reduces mortality without increasing the
risk of very severe disability among patients 60 years of age or younger with complete or …

Background: Although the clinical features of space-occupying ischemic stroke are well
known, there are limited prospective data on the clinical course of complete middle cerebral …

Objective: To determine the extent that demographics, clinical characteristics, comorbidities,
and complications contribute to the risk of in-hospital mortality and morbidity in acute stroke …

Background and Purpose—Pneumonia has been estimated to occur in about one third of
patients after acute stroke. Only limited data are available on stroke-associated pneumonia …

Background and Purpose We sought to observe the type, timing, and frequency of
complications occurring in hospitalized patients after an acute stroke. Methods In a single …

Background and Purpose—Malignant, space-occupying supratentorial ischemic stroke is
characterized by a mortality rate of up to 80%. Several reports indicate a beneficial effect of …

Background and Purpose—Medical and neurological complications after acute ischemic
stroke may adversely impact outcome and in some cases may be preventable. Limited data …