Background and Purpose Indications for carotid endarterectomy have engendered considerable
debate among experts and have resulted in publication of retrospective reviews, natural …

Background and purpose: Cervical dissection is an important cause of stroke in the young.
This paper presents a systematic review and a meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness of …

Background Studies of seizures after stroke have largely been retrospective, with small patient
numbers and limited statistical analysis. Much of the doctrine about seizures after stroke …

We sought to determine the risks of stroke, myocardial ischemia, and vascular death in
patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis. Six hundred ninety-six patients with asymptomatic …

Five hundred asymptomatic patients with cervical bruits were followed prospectively by
clinical and Doppler examination for up to four years (mean, 23.2 months) to identify the …

Analysis of early deaths after stroke is important, since some deaths may be preventable.
Previous studies have relied on retrospective and often incomplete clinical data, for …

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Background and Purpose— Cervical arterial dissection is a major cause of stroke in young
adults, yet despite standard treatment with anticoagulants or antiplatelet drugs, its …

The possibility that acute stroke produces an increase in sympathetic tone with resultant
cardiac abnormalities was examined in 100 stroke patients admitted to a stroke ICU and in 50 …