Ticagrelor Use in Indian Patients Undergoing Neuroendovascular Procedures: A Single Center Experience.

Purpose: A safe and efficacious antiplatelet drug is needed for patients with clopidogrel resistance who undergo neuroendovascular procedures. Ticagrelor is a new reversibly binding, oral, direct-acting P2Y receptor antagonist with no known resistance. We describe our clinical experience using ticagrelor for neuroendovascular procedures in Indian patients with clopidogrel resistance at the NH Institute of Neurosciences, Narayana Health City, Bangalore.

Prevalence and Predictors of Female Sexual Dysfunction in Migraine.

Background: Migraine is a common cause of primary headache, with women being affected thrice as common as men. Very few studies are available on sexual dysfunction in female migraineurs. There are no published studies done on the same in India till now.

Symptomatic Extracranial Carotid Artery Thrombus: An Indian Experience.

Introduction: Symptomatic intraluminal carotid artery thrombus (ICT) is an uncommon finding, whose incidence increases with the percentage of stenosis. The optimal treatment modality to address carotid artery thrombus is not well established. We present our data of medical management of carotid artery thrombus with antiplatelet and anticoagulation.

Rapid Processing of Perfusion and Diffusion for Ischemic Strokes in the Extended Time Window: An Indian Experience.

Background: Endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke with large-vessel occlusion is the standard of care now. Initially restricted to 6 h after onset, the treatment can now be offered to selected patients up to 24 h based on clinical and imaging criteria.

Objective: Perfusion imaging can help in identifying patients who may benefit from endovascular treatment in the extended time window.

Factors Affecting the Effective Management of Acute Stroke: A Prospective Observational Study.

Background: Stroke, characterized by sudden loss of cerebral function, is among one of the leading cause of death and disability world over. The newer treatment modalities have changed the landscape of stroke treatment but are very much time bound.

Aim: To characterize pre-hospital and in-hospital factors affecting acute stroke management thus defining lacunae in stroke management.