In-hospital stroke in patients after cardiovascular surgery
Introduction. Strokes in patients managed at the department of cardiovascular surgery hold a leading position among all in-hospital strokes in multispeciality hospitals.
Polina A. Filimonova +3 more
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Stroke patients' interpretation of symptoms and presentation to hospital [PDF]
The aim of this study was to elucidate patient interpretation of stroke symptoms and to investigate factors which influence timely presentation to hospital. Methods: All patients admitted to Mater Dei Hospital with a diagnosis of cerebrovascular accident
Aquilina, Josanne +5 more
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Active Cancer and Elevated D-Dimer Are Risk Factors for In-Hospital Ischemic Stroke
Background and Purpose: Little attention has been paid to the pathogenesis of in-hospital stroke, despite poor outcomes and a longer time from stroke onset to treatment. We studied the pathophysiology and biomarkers for detecting patients who progress to
Izumi Yamaguchi +11 more
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Stroke Care During the First and the Second Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Community Hospital
Objective: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection may alter a stroke course; thus, we compared stroke course during subsequent pandemic waves in a stroke unit (SU) from a hospital located in a rural area.Methods: A retrospective study included
Piotr Sobolewski +10 more
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Clinical characteristics of unknown symptom onset stroke patients with and without diffusion-weighted imaging and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery mismatch [PDF]
Background: Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) mismatch was suggested to identify stroke patients with unknown time of symptom onset likely to be within the time window for thrombolysis. Aims: We aimed
Boutitie, Florent +18 more
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DECISION MAKING CHALLENGES IN ACUTE STROKE
A 72 years old gentleman with no significant past medical history presented to our hospital with acute onset Right Ischemic arm, a CT with contrast of arm showed right brachial clot. Heparin 5000iu bolus was given, infusion was commenced and arrangements
Muhammad Mohsin Sajjad +2 more
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and COVID-19: A series of 6 cases from Lombardy, Italy
Posterior reversible encephalopathy cases are increasingly being reported in patients affected by COVID-19, but the largest series so far only includes 4 patients.
Antonio Colombo +26 more
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An observational study of patient characteristics associated with the mode of admission to acute stroke services in North East, England [PDF]
Objective Effective provision of urgent stroke care relies upon admission to hospital by emergency ambulance and may involve pre-hospital redirection.
Antony Bayer +37 more
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Early Post-stroke Cognition: In-hospital Predictors and the Association With Functional Outcome
Purpose: To characterize and predict early post-stroke cognitive impairment by describing cognitive changes in stroke patients 4–8 weeks post-infarct, determining the relationship between cognitive ability and functional status at this early time point ...
Richa Sharma +3 more
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Reducing delay to endovascular reperfusion after relocating a thrombolysis unit
Background and aimsFunctional outcome following mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in patients with acute ischemic stroke and large vessel occlusion is time-dependent and worsens with increasing delay. Time to endovascular reperfusion is potentially modifiable
Nicolaj Grønbæk Laugesen +7 more
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