This review of the effectiveness of treatment for acute stroke and methods of secondary
prevention shows that the highest priority for providers of a stroke service must be to …

We review the eight prospective and seven retrospective studies from which it is possible to
derive the complication rate of conventional cerebral angiography for patients with mild …

Background Comparing stroke rates in different parts of the world and at different points in
time may increase our understanding of the disease. Comparisons are only meaningful if …

Background High-dose aspirin (≥ 500 mg daily) reduces long-term incidence of colorectal
cancer, but adverse effects might limit its potential for long-term prevention. The long-term …

Background Treatment with daily aspirin for 5 years or longer reduces subsequent risk of
colorectal cancer. Several lines of evidence suggest that aspirin might also reduce risk of …

Background Endarterectomy reduces risk of stroke in certain patients with recently
symptomatic internal carotid stenosis. However, investigators have made different …

Background The incidence of stroke is predicted to rise because of the rapidly ageing
population. However, over the past two decades, findings of randomised trials have …

Background Carotid endarterectomy reduces the risk of stroke in patients with recently
symptomatic stenosis. Benefit depends on the degree of stenosis, and we aimed to see …

Background Effective early management of patients with transient ischaemic attacks (TIA) is
undermined by an inability to predict who is at highest early risk of stroke. Methods We …

The age and sex specific incidence rates for cerebral infarction, primary intracerebral
haemorrhage and subarachnoid haemorrhage in a population of approximately 105,000 are …