Assessment of Therapeutic Response of Edaravone and Riluzole Combination Therapy in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients.

Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease characterized by chronic degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons and finally death within 3-5 years usually because of respiratory failure. Riluzole and edaravone are presently available treatments. It may be better to try combination therapy rather than taking individual medications.

Propensity of Stroke in Standard versus Various Aortic Arch Variants: A 200 Patients Study.

Background: Abnormal origin of arteries from the aortic arch could alter the hemodynamics. Therefore, aortic arch variations might predispose patients to atherosclerosis, which would increase the stroke risk by impending thrombus formation.

Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of various types of the anatomy of the aortic arch in ischemic stroke patients and determine if aortic morphology has any effect on early-onset strokes.

Stroke and the Bovine Aortic Arch: Incidental or Deliberate? A Comparative Study and our Experience.

Aim And Objectives: We aimed to find the prevalence of bovine aortic arch in stroke and non-stroke patients and to study the relationship between bovine aortic arch and the occurrence of stroke.

Materials And Methods: One hundred patients with and without stroke underwent computed tomography (CT) angiography of the thoracic aorta and its arch. Fifty diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-confirmed anterior circulation stroke patients who had undergone digital subtraction angiography (DSA) afterward formed the case group.