Publications by authors named "Panagiotis Stoiloudis"
Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of carotid artery stenting for the treatment of extracranial carotid artery dissection (CAD).
Data Sources: Systematic review using Medline, Scopus, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library.
Review Methods: A systematic search was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-analysis statement.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS) characterized by inflammation and neurodegeneration. The most prominent clinical features include visual loss and sensorimotor symptoms and mainly affects those of young age. Some of the factors affecting its pathogenesis are genetic and/or environmental including viruses, smoking, obesity, and nutrition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Atrial high-rate episodes (AHREs) recorded with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) have been associated with the development of clinical atrial fibrillation (AF) and increase in stroke and death risk. We sought to perform a systematic review with a meta-analysis to evaluate the prevalence of AHREs detected by CIEDs, their association with stroke risk, development of clinical AF, and mortality among patients without a documented history of AF.
Methods: We searched several databases, ClinicalTrials.
Introduction: Hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with spheroids (HDLS) is an adult onset leukodystrophy, causally related to mutations in the colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) gene. We report the unique case of a Greek HDLS patient, demonstrating an unusual phenotype, reminiscent of primary progressive aphasia (PPA).
Methods: A 63-year-old woman was referred with a 2-year history of deteriorating language and memory deficits, apathy, and two generalized tonic-clonic seizures.