Atrial fibrillation is associated with poor long-term outcome after mechanical thrombectomy for anterior large vessel occlusion stroke.

Objectives: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the leading causes of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). The aim of our study was to determine the influence of AF on the long-term outcome of patients with AIS due to anterior circulation large vessel occlusion (LVO) treated with mechanical thrombectomy (MT).

Methods: Our study included 127 consecutive patients with AIS due to anterior LVO who underwent MT between January 2018 and March 2020.

Influence of Thrombocytopenia on the Outcome of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke.

Objectives: Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has become leading treatment option for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to large vessels occlusion (LVO). Platelet counts may affect outcome in patients with AIS or transient ischemic attack. The aim of our study was to determine the influence of thrombocytopenia on the safety and efficacy of MT in patients with AIS due to anterior circulation LVO.

Carotid artery wall stiffness is increased in patients with small vessel disease: A case-control study.

Introduction: Cerebral ischemic small-vessel disease (SVD), causing lacunar infarcts and white matter hyperintensities on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), is a progressive disease associated with an increased risk of stroke, dementia and death. Increased arterial stiffness has been associated with ischemic stroke and cerebral SVD independently of common vascular risk factors.

Objective: The aim of the study was to analyze arterial stiffness in our patients with symptomatic SVD.

Migraine with aura and TCD bubble-test: The significance of positive result.

Background/aim: The association between the right-to-left shunt (RLS) and migraine with aura (MA) has been proven so far. The aim of this study was to determine if the presence of RLS detected as a result of transcranial doppler (TCD) bubble-test, makes any difference in clinical presentation, aura and headache in patients with MA.

Methods: A single-group descriptive study was conducted on 153 patients diagnosed with MA.

Transcranial Parenchymal Sonographic Findings in Patients With Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: A Preliminary Study.

Objectives: Patients with cerebral small vessel disease often present with various motor, cognitive, and emotional changes, including gait disturbances, parkinsonism, and depression. Substantia nigra hyperechogenicity, brain stem raphe hypoechogenicity, ventricle diameters, and sonographic characteristics of other brain structures on transcranial sonography have been increasingly used as biomarkers in a range of neurologic diseases. We aimed to explore the frequency and clinical correlates of transcranial sonographic findings in symptomatic patients with small vessel disease.

Baseline characteristic of patients presenting with lacunar stroke and cerebral small vessel disease may predict future development of depression.

Objective: Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is associated with late-onset depression and increases the risk for depression after stroke. We aimed to investigate baseline predictors of depression after long-term follow-up in patients with SVD, initially presenting with first-ever lacunar stroke, free of depression and cognitive impairment.

Methods: A total of 294 patients with SVD were evaluated 3-5 years after the qualifying event.

Altered basal ganglia echogenicity early in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by conformational alteration of the ubiquitous prion protein. Sporadic CJD appears to progress faster if the basal ganglia are shown to be affected on magnetic resonance imaging. Transcranial B-mode sonography (TCS) enables visualization of differences in tissue echogenicity, which can be associated with changes in the cerebral metabolism of various metals.