Purpose—Our goal is to provide an overview of the current evidence about components of
the evaluation and treatment of adults with acute ischemic stroke. The intended audience is …

Purpose—The aim of this guideline is to present current and comprehensive
recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of acute spontaneous intracerebral …

Health literacy is the degree to which individuals are able to access and process basic
health information and services and thereby participate in health-related decisions. Limited …

Background There is much uncertainty about the effects of early lowering of elevated blood
pressure (BP) after acute intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH). Our aim was to assess the safety …

Background In 1995, the two-part National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
(NINDS) Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Stroke Study found that patients who …

Background Phenylpropanolamine is commonly found in appetite suppressants and cough
or cold remedies. Case reports have linked the use of products containing …

Background and Purpose—Dizziness, vertigo, and imbalance are common presenting
symptoms in the emergency department. Stroke is a leading concern even when these …

Purpose—Our goal is to describe the effect of race and ethnicity on stroke epidemiology,
personal beliefs, access to care, response to treatment, and participation in clinical research …

Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) has been shown to improve 3-month outcome in stroke
patients treated within 3 hours of symptom onset. The costs associated with this new …

Background and Purpose—Five pretreatment variables (P< 0.1 univariate analysis),
including serum glucose (> 300 mg/dL), predicted symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage …