... signals (MESs) using transcranial Doppler (TCD) helps in understanding the mechanism in these patients. A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to estimate the prevalence of MES and its association with stroke outcomes in patients with acute stroke/TIA secondary to dissection. Methods...

... an incidence of 1,983 per 100,000 stroke admissions. Patients presented with ischemic strokes rather than hemorrhagic strokes (odds ratio 5.50, 95% CI: 2.74–11.04, p < 0.01). Eleven patients (16.4%) exhibited autoimmune disorders. Compared to the general population with autoimmune disorder prevalence of 4.5...

...Ajay Malhotra; Kimberly Seifert; Xiao Wu; Charles Matouk; John A. Elefteriades Introduction: A higher prevalence of intracranial aneurysms (IAs) has been previously reported by retrospective studies in patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs). The goal of this study was to evaluate...

...Andrés Zorrilla-Vaca; Wendy Ziai; E. Sander Connolly Jr.; Romer Geocadin; Richard Thompson; Lucia Rivera-Lara Background: The epidemiology of acute renal dysfunction after stroke is routinely overlooked following stroke events. Our aim in this meta-analysis is to report the prevalence of acute...

...Frank G. van Rooij; Roy P.C. Kessels; Edo Richard; Frank-Erik De Leeuw; Ewoud J. van Dijk Background: Although by definition a transient ischemic attack (TIA) lasts less than 24 h, many patients experience cognitive complaints beyond focal symptom resolution. However, their prevalence, causes...

...Marie-Joëlle Cossi; Claire Gobron; Pierre-Marie Preux; Didier Niama; Hugues Chabriat; Dismand Houinato Background: Little is known about the burden of stroke in sub-Saharan Africa that may increase with the ongoing demographic and socioeconomic transition. This study aims to assess the prevalence...

...Ivan C. Manchev; Petya P. Mineva; Dimiter I. Hadjiev This epidemiological study was performed to determine the prevalence of stroke risk factors and their outcomes among Bulgarian urban population. Volunteers, 200 men and 300 women, aged 50–79 years, without clinical signs and symptoms of vascular...

...Ellisiv B. Mathiesen; Oddmund Joakimsen; Kaare H. Bønaa Background and Purpose: To assess prevalence, distribution, ultrasound characteristics and determinants of carotid artery stenosis in a large, population-based study of both women and men. Methods: A total of 6,727 persons aged 25–84 years...

...Giselle Mann; Graeme J. Hankey; David Cameron We prospectively examined 128 patients with acute first-ever stroke to determine the prevalence of swallowing disorders, the diagnostic accuracy of our clinical assessment of swallowing function compared with videofluoroscopy, and interobserver...

...Antonio Di Carlo; Livia Candelise; Carlo Gandolfo; Francesco Grigoletto; Giuseppina Volonnino; Marzia Baldereschi; Stefania Maggi; Guglielmo Scarlato; Luigi Amaducci†; Domenico Inzitari Stroke prevalence surveys are more and more needed for health care and facility planning. Prevalence estimates...

...Torgeir Bruun Wyller; Erik Bautz-Holter; Jostein Holmen The purpose of this study was(1) to measure the period prevalence of stroke in a community-based sample of Norwegians; (2) to compare this to prevalences reported by others; and (3) to assess the magnitude of disability associated with stroke...

...Paul Hinse; Antje Schulz; Friedrich Haag; Manuel Carvajal-Lizano; Andreas Thie We prospectively studied the prevalence and prognostic value of anticardiolipin antibodies (ACLA) in 72 unselected patients with acute or chronic oculocerebral ischaemia (OCI) and 25 patients with migraine. ACLA were...