This article reviews published stroke subtype classification systems and offers rules and a
basis for a new way to subtype stroke patients. Stroke subtyping can have different …

Reliable data on stroke incidence and prevalence are essential for calculating the burden of
stroke and the planning of prevention and treatment of stroke patients. In the current study …

Stroke is a global health problem and is the second commonest cause of death and a
leading cause of adult disability worldwide. 1 Moreover, the number of patients with stroke …

Criteria for the diagnosis of vascular dementia (VaD) that are reliable, valid, and readily
applicable in a variety of settings are urgently needed for both clinical and research …

Background Clopidogrel was superior to aspirin in patients with previous manifestations of
atherothrombotic disease in the CAPRIE study and its benefit was amplified in some high …

We present epidemiologic, etiologic, and clinical data for 1,000 consecutive patients with a
first stroke (cerebral infarction or hemorrhage) admitted to the Centre Hospitalier …

Background and Purpose—Different definitions have been proposed to define the ischemic
penumbra from perfusion-CT (PCT) data, based on parameters and thresholds tested only in …

Background and Purpose—Most acute ischemic stroke patients arrive after the 3-hour time
window for recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) administration. The …

The purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic accuracy of perfusion computed
tomography (CT), performed at the time of emergency room admission, in acute stroke …

Objective: To determine whether TIAs have a neuroprotective effect. Background: Ischemic
tolerance or preconditioning, which protects the brain against stroke, has been …