A novel method to detect carotid artery in-stent restenosis.

Background And Purpose: Carotid artery stenosis is a major risk factor for ischemic stroke. Despite carotid artery stenting, in-stent restenosis (ISR) remains challenging. Pigs serve as an ideal ISR model.

Prevalence and risk factors of stroke in high-altitude areas: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: The primary objective of this study is to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of stroke in high-altitude areas through a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.

Design: This study adopts a systematic review and meta-analysis design.

Data Sources: A thorough search was conducted on databases including PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE and SCOPUS, covering the period up to June 2023.

Comparing 5G mobile stroke unit and emergency medical service in patients acute ischemic stroke eligible for t-PA treatment: A prospective, single-center clinical trial in Ya'an, China.

Background: This study aims to assess and compare the functional outcomes of patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) eligible for tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) treatment who received care from either a fifth-generation(5G) mobile stroke unit (MSU) or traditional emergency medical service (EMS).

Method: The study recruited patients between February 2020 and January 2022, with the final 90-day follow-up concluded in April 2022. Prior to enrollment, patients were assigned to either EMS or MSU care based on predetermined rules.

Association between intravenous tirofiban and intracranial hemorrhage in acute large vessel occlusion stroke: insight from the RESCUE BT randomized placebo-controlled trial.

Background: The aim of this study is to investigate the association between intravenous tirofiban and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (SICH) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) secondary to large vessel occlusion (LVO) receiving endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) within 24 h of time last known well (LKW).

Methods: Patients with AIS-LVO who were randomly assigned to receive intravenous tirofiban or placebo before EVT within 24 h of time LKW and had follow-up brain non-contrast computed tomography within 24 h after stopping tirofiban treatment were derived from "RESCUE BT": a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial. All eligible patients were divided into SICH and NO-SICH groups.

Aortic dissection with epileptic seizure: A case report.

Background: Aortic dissection (AoD) is a life-threatening disease. Its diversified clinical manifestations, especially the atypical ones, make it difficult to diagnose. The epileptic seizure is a neurological problem caused by various kinds of diseases, but AoD with epileptic seizure as the first symptom is rare.

Pharmacotherapies for Central Post-Stroke Pain: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.

Background: Central post-stroke pain (CPSP) is a common condition. Several pharmacotherapies have been applied in practice. However, the comparative effectiveness among these pharmacotherapies is unknown.

High Actin Expression in Thrombus of Acute Ischemic Stroke Can Be a Biomarker of Atherothrombotic Origin Stroke.

Background: As the treatment target, the imaging information and histologic characteristics of the thrombus may differ according to the stroke subtype. This study aimed to provide the correlative study of stroke etiology with the non-contrast CT, and histological composition of retrieved clots in acute ischemic stroke (AIS).

Materials And Methods: A total of 94 patients with AIS who underwent the endovascular treatment with successfully retrieved clots from January 2017 to October 2020 were enrolled in the present study.

Bilateral Hypertrophic Olivary Degeneration after Pontine Hemorrhage: A Case Report.

Background: Hemorrhage lesions may lead to bilateral hypertrophic olivary degeneration (HOD) through interruption of the dentato-rubral-olivary pathway. The pathological features of HOD are unusual neuronal trans-synaptic degenerative changes.

Case Summary: A 56-year-old female was admitted to our hospital because her lower extremities and left upper ones were unable to move for 3 mo, and the swelling of her right lower extremities became worse 3 days ago.

Building a Mobile Stroke Unit Based on 5G Technology - A Study Protocol.

In-time treatment of acute stroke is critical to saving people's lives and improving the quality of post-stroke life. A mobile stroke unit (MSU) with fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks strengthens the interaction of patient information and healthcare resources, thereby reducing response times and improving thrombolysis results. However, clinical evidence of better outcomes compared to regular care is still lacking.