... if these patients need follow-up for identifying development of contralateral stenosis. Identification of risk factors contributing to development of contralateral stenosis could allow more specific follow-up. In this current study, we assessed clinical risk factors and plaque characteristics of patients undergoing...

... was employed to detect the BHI changes after CAS. Multivariate linear regression was used to identify the independent predictors for BHI. Results: A significant improvement of the ipsilateral BHI values was observed after stenting (P < 0.05). The follow-up BHI values were positively correlated with those...

... on clinical grounds, typical findings on intra-arterial angiography and other investigatory grounds excluding other diseases. Therapy comprises an aggressive immunosuppressive approach. Close monitoring of the patients is mandatory. Transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) has not yet been used to follow up...

... of the participating hospitals. All patients or their proxies gave informed consent. All patients were contacted for a structured face-to-face interview 6 months, 3 years, and 5 years after stroke. In all, 7 patients were lost to follow-up. In case of death, the date was retrieved via a family member, the GP...

...Britta Löfgren; Lars Nyberg; Mai Mattsson; Yngve Gustafson A 3-year follow-up study was performed aimed at describing the outcome for severely affected stroke survivors who had undergone geriatric in-patient rehabilitation. Living conditions, psychological well-being, and changes in functions were...

...Benedikt G.H. Schoser; Veit U. Becker; Bernd Eckert; Hermann Zeumer; Andreas Thie Experience of the long-term outcome of patients treated with carotid balloon angioplasty is limited. Therefore, we prospectively analyzed the ultrasonic and clinical features of 29 patients with complete follow-up...