Spontaneous regression of ALK fusion protein-positive non-small cell lung carcinoma: a case report and review of the lit...
Published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine
BackgroundALK-rearrangement is observed in
Predictors for the use of traditional Chinese medicine among inpatients with first-time stroke: a population-based study...
Published in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
BackgroundStroke is one of the major causes of death and disability. The treatments that are provided to patients during hospitalization after an acute stroke are very important in stabilizing their medical condition and enabling the recovery of their motor functions. However, limited information is available regarding the use of traditional Chines...
Central nervous system complications associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection: integrative concepts of pathophysiology and c...
Published in Journal of Neuroinflammation
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It frequently presents with unremitting fever, hypoxemic respiratory failure, and systemic complications (e.g., gastrointestinal, renal, cardiac, and hepatic involvement), encephalopa...
Care priorities for stroke patients developing cognitive difficulties: a Delphi survey of UK professional views
Published in BMC Health Services Research
BackgroundPost stroke cognitive difficulties are common but generally prioritised below other impairments. In the UK, clinical guidelines recommend a holistic review at six-months post-stroke including an assessment of cognitive function. In order to assist clinicians to provide better care for patients with post-stroke cognitive deficits and assis...
Persons post-stroke improve step length symmetry by walking asymmetrically
Published in Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Background and purposeRestoration of step length symmetry is a common rehabilitation goal after stroke. Persons post-stroke often retain the ability to walk with symmetric step lengths (“symmetric steps”); however, the resulting walking pattern remains effortful. Two key questions with direct implications for rehabilitation have emerged: 1) how do ...
Transient global amnesia following carotid artery stenting: A case report.
Published in Radiology case reports
Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a neurological disorder characterized by sudden onset of anterograde and retrograde amnesia. TGA following angiography is rare and its possible etiologies have not been determined definitively. Herein, I report a case of TGA after carotid artery stenting with DWI findings, which, to date, has not been reported. The...
Duration of blood flow reversal during transcarotid artery revascularization does not affect outcome.
Published in Journal of vascular surgery
Transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) has become an increasingly popular alternative for the treatment of carotid bifurcation stenosis. TCAR employs carotid blood flow reversal through an ex vivo common carotid artery to femoral vein shunt for neuroprotection during the placement and angioplasty of the carotid artery stent. There is a lack o...
Clinical and radiological characteristics and predictors of outcome of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, a hospital-base...
Published in Acta neurologica Belgica
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is an uncommon cause of stroke, which is more prevalent in Iran and the Middle East. We aimed to assess the etiology, radiologic, and clinical manifestations of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, specifically the predictors of patients' outcome in Namazi hospital, Shiraz, Iran. In this retrospective study, we include...
Incidence of ischaemic heart disease and stroke among people with psychiatric disorders: retrospective cohort study.
Published in The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
Psychiatric disorders are associated with increased risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, but it is not known whether the associations or the role of sociodemographic factors have changed over time. To investigate the association between psychiatric disorders and IHD and stroke, by time period and sociodemographic factors. We used Scott...
Impact of a code stroke protocol on the door-to-needle time for IV thrombolysis: a feasibility study.
Published in Acta clinica Belgica
Stroke is a development of an acute focal neurological deficit with an ischemic or hemorrhagic origin. Thrombolysis within 4.5 h of ischemic stroke onset improves outcome. Guidelines recommend administration of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator within 60 min upon arrival at the hospital, meaning the door-to-needle time (DNT) shou...
