Publications by authors named "Diego Lopez-Mena"
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- Cervical artery dissection (CeAD) is a leading cause of ischemic strokes in young adults, and this study explored the effects of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) on patients with CeAD and stroke symptoms.
- Analyzed data from the STOP-CAD study, it found that IVT significantly improved functional independence after 90 days in patients without increasing the risk of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage.
- The results suggest that IVT is a beneficial treatment for eligible patients with CeAD, aligning with current medical guidelines on its use.
Background: Small, randomized trials of patients with cervical artery dissection showed conflicting results regarding optimal stroke prevention strategies. We aimed to compare outcomes in patients with cervical artery dissection treated with antiplatelets versus anticoagulation.
Methods: This is a multicenter observational retrospective international study (16 countries, 63 sites) that included patients with cervical artery dissection without major trauma.
Objectives Meningiomas (MNGs) are the most common intracranial tumors found in the adult population. While most intracranial MNGs may be surgically removed, a subset of patients remains ineligible for conventional treatment. This is either because of a lack of surgical access or due to atypical, anaplastic or invasive characteristics of the tumors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Persistent trigeminal artery or persistent primitive trigeminal artery (PTA) is the most common carotid-basilar anastomosis in both cadaveric and live patient studies, followed by persistent hypoglossal and persistent otic arteries. Approximately 0.2% of all angiographies reported this finding.
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- A study analyzed stroke incidents as adverse events following the administration of 79,399,446 doses of six different COVID-19 vaccines in Mexico from December 2020 to August 2021.
- The research monitored hospitalized adult patients, focusing on types of strokes occurring within 30 days post-vaccination and identified acute ischemic strokes (AIS) as the most common, with a total incidence of 0.71 cases per million doses.
- Out of 56 stroke cases reported, most occurred shortly after vaccination (median of 2 days), with 48.2% diagnosed within the first 24 hours, highlighting the need for careful monitoring of potential neurological side effects following vaccination.