Infection as a stroke risk factor and determinant of outcome after stroke

MSV Elkind, AK Boehme, CJ Smith, A Meisel… - Stroke, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Understanding the relationship between infection and stroke has taken on new urgency in
the era of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This association is not a …

Immunodepression, infections, and functional outcome in ischemic stroke

WF Westendorp, C Dames, PJ Nederkoorn, A Meisel - Stroke, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Stroke remains one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Immediately
after stroke, a neuroinflammatory process starts in the brain, triggering a systemic …

European Stroke Organisation and European Society for Swallowing Disorders guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of post-stroke dysphagia

R Dziewas, E Michou… - European stroke …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Post-stroke dysphagia (PSD) is present in more than 50% of acute stroke patients, increases
the risk of complications, in particular aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition and dehydration …

Post-stroke dysphagia: a review and design considerations for future trials

DL Cohen, C Roffe, J Beavan… - … Journal of Stroke, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Post-stroke dysphagia (a difficulty in swallowing after a stroke) is a common and expensive
complication of acute stroke and is associated with increased mortality, morbidity, and …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis of stroke-associated pneumonia

CJ Smith, AK Kishore, A Vail, A Chamorro, J Garau… - Stroke, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Lower respiratory tract infections frequently complicate stroke and adversely affect outcome.
There is currently no agreed terminology or gold-standard diagnostic criteria for the …

Immune interventions in stroke

Y Fu, Q Liu, J Anrather, FD Shi - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2015 - nature.com
Approaches for the effective management of acute stroke are sparse, and many measures
for brain protection fail. However, our ability to modulate the immune system and modify the …

Recording, analysis, and interpretation of spreading depolarizations in neurointensive care: review and recommendations of the COSBID research group

JP Dreier, M Fabricius, C Ayata… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Spreading depolarizations (SD) are waves of abrupt, near-complete breakdown of neuronal
transmembrane ion gradients, are the largest possible pathophysiologic disruption of viable …

Post-stroke infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

WF Westendorp, PJ Nederkoorn, JD Vermeij… - BMC neurology, 2011 - Springer
Background s troke is the main cause of disability in high-income countries, and ranks
second as a cause of death worldwide. Patients with acute stroke are at risk for infections …

The immunology of acute stroke

A Chamorro, A Meisel, AM Planas, X Urra… - Nature reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
Recent clinical and experimental studies have highlighted a complex role for the immune
system in the pathophysiological changes that occur after acute stroke. Sensors of the innate …

Stroke-associated pneumonia: major advances and obstacles

Y Hannawi, B Hannawi, CPV Rao, JI Suarez… - Cerebrovascular …, 2013 - karger.com
Background: Stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) has been implicated in the morbidity,
mortality and increased medical cost after acute ischemic stroke. The annual cost of SAP …