Introduction: Among stroke patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), it is not uncommon to identify carotid atherosclerosis. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of, and factors associated with, carotid atherosclerosis ...
Objectives: To describe the availability and barriers to access post-stroke rehabilitation services in Latin America.
Materials and methods: We conducted a multi-national survey in Latin American countries. The survey ...
Objectives: Minor stroke is defined by a score of 5 or less on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). Prior trials have shown efficacy of short term dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) in secondary prevention ...
Del Castillo, Marcelo Ernesto; Mosteiro, María Agustina; Navarro, Julieta; Rivas, María Elisa; Gianella, Matías Gabriel; Ahumada, Martina H.(Elsevier, 2023-07-01)
Introducción
Luego del accidente cerebrovascular (ACV), una de las complicaciones más frecuentes son las caídas, impactando negativamente en la rehabilitación.
Objetivos
Estudiar la incidencia, las circunstancias y ...
Pujol Lereis, Virginia Andrea(Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes, 2023-09)
El accidente cerebrovascular (ACV) representa la cuarta causa de muerte en Argentina y una de las
principales causas de discapacidad. La recurrencia del ACV continúa siendo elevada, llegando al 15-20%
a los 10 años del ...
The relationship between infections and stroke has not been fully characterized, probably delaying the development of specific treatments. This narrative review addresses mechanisms of stroke linked to infections, including ...
Background
The global incidence of stroke is on the rise, primarily due to an increase in the aging population and the prevalence of vascular risk factors among the elderly. However, stroke is a treatable condition if ...
The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) led to vaccine deployment in record time.1 Very rare cases of thrombotic events associated ...
Local and regional cooperation may strengthen efforts to reduce stroke burden in low-resource settings. New generations full of energy, honoring the past achievements of mentors and current stroke leaders, have the potential ...
Background: People with factor XI deficiency have lower rates of ischaemic stroke than the general population and infrequent spontaneous bleeding, suggesting that factor XI has a more important role in thrombosis than in ...
Introducción: Los infartos cerebelosos ocurren habitualmente en el territorio de la arteria cerebelosa posteroinferior
(PICA) y suelen ser predominantemente unilaterales. El compromiso simultáneo bilateral de la arteria ...
Background and objectives: Declines in stroke admission, IV thrombolysis (IVT), and mechanical thrombectomy volumes were reported during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a paucity of data on the longer-term ...
Objectives: Stroke epidemiology varies among different populations. The burden of stroke is high in low- and middle-income countries. Reliable population data is needed to assess the impact of stroke and to develop policies ...
Torrealba-Acosta, Gabriel; Barboza, Miguel A.; Arauz-Gongora, Antonio; Amaya, Pablo; Ameriso, Sebastián Francisco; Cano, Vanessa; Flores, Alan; Lavados, Pablo M.; Pujol Lereis, Virginia Andrea; Serrano, Fabiola; Kent, Thomas A.; Mandava, Pitchaiah(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2023-02-02)
Introduction: Except for RESILIENT, there is a paucity of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for stroke from Latin America (LA), home to growing stroke burden. Comparison between stroke population typically suffers from ...
Barboza, Miguel A.; Torrealba-Acosta, Gabriel; Valdez, Hector; Arauz-Gongora, Antonio; Abanto Argomedo, Carlos; Amaya, Pablo; Ameriso, Sebastián Francisco; Bonardo, Pablo; Cano, Vanessa; Diaz-Escobar, Luis; Ecos, Rosa Lizbeth; Fernández Morales, Huberth; Gómez Schneider, Maia Macarena; Gongora Rivera, Fernando F.; Huamani, Charles; Lavados, Pablo M.; Marquez Romero, Juan Manuel; Martins, Sheila C.; Navia, Víctor Hugo; Pujol Lereis, Virginia Andrea(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2023-02-02)
Introduction: As acute stroke therapies expand to less well-resourced regions, it is imperative to study real-world data to assess outcomes and the quality of stroke care. The present study analyzes clinical, and imaging ...
Rodríguez Pérez, María S.; Rosales, Julieta Soledad; Dossi, Daiana Elizabeth; Ameriso, Sebastián Francisco(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2022-04-11)
Background and objectives: In preparation for the suspected influx of COVID-19 patients, many healthcare systems reduced or discontinued provision of "non-urgent" care. This decision had potential impact on stroke prevention ...
Perera, Kanjana S.; De Sa Boasquevisque, Danielle; Rao-Melacini, Purnima; Taylor, Amanda; Cheng, Anna; Hankey, Graeme J.; Lee, Sarah; Marti Fabregas, Joan; Ameriso, Sebastián Francisco; Field, Thalia S.; Arauz-Gongora, Antonio; Coutts, Shelagh B.; Arnold, Marcel; Mikulik, Robert; Toni, Danilo; Mandzia, Jennifer; Veltkamp, Roland C.; Meseguer, Elena; Haeusler, Karl Georg; Young ESUS Investigators(American Medical Association, 2022-05-01)
Importance: Cryptogenic strokes constitute approximately 40% of ischemic strokes in young adults, and most meet criteria for the embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS). Two randomized clinical trials, NAVIGATE ESUS ...
Ameriso, Sebastián Francisco; Pujol Lereis, Virginia Andrea(Fundación Revista Medicina, 2022-10)
La fibrilación auricular no valvular (FA) es la arritmia con potencial embolígeno más prevalente y
una de las principales y crecientes causas de accidente cerebrovascular isquémico (ACVi). El
principal objetivo del uso ...