1. Specific recommendations for prevention strategies often depend on the ischemic
stroke/transient ischemic attack subtype. Therefore, new in this guideline is a section …

Characteristics of stroke cases, acute stroke care, and outcomes after stroke differ according
to geographical and cultural background. To provide epidemiological and clinical data on …

Background Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Despite
considerable improvements in diagnosis and treatment, little is known about the short-term …

Objective: Describe characteristics of small strokes causing acute vestibular syndrome
(AVS). Methods: Ambispective cross-sectional study of patients with AVS (acute vertigo or …

Neutrophils are forerunners to brain lesions after ischemic stroke and exert elaborate
functions. However, temporal alterations of cell count, polarity, extracellular trap formation …

Objective Lacunar stroke is common (25% of ischemic strokes) and mostly because of an
intrinsic cerebral microvascular disease of unknown cause. Although considered primarily to …

Objective This study was undertaken to better understand the high variability in response
seen when treating human subjects with restorative therapies poststroke. Preclinical studies …

Background and Purpose—The SPARCL trial showed that atorvastatin 80 mg/d reduces the
risk of stroke and other cardiovascular events in patients with recent stroke or transient …

Background and Purpose: Data on long-term survival and recurrence after stroke are
lacking. We investigated time trends in ischemic stroke case-fatality and recurrence rates …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia that is associated with substantial morbidity
and mortality, particularly due to stroke and thromboembolism. Anticoagulant therapy …