Standard clinical and imaging-based small vessel disease parameters associated with mild stroke versus non-mild stroke.

Background: Mild stroke has variable outcomes, and there is an ongoing debate regarding whether the administration of thrombolytics improves outcomes in this subgroup of stroke patients. Having a better understanding of the features of mild stroke may help identify patients who are at risk of poor outcomes.

Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the association of clinical and imaging-based small vessel disease features (white matter hyperintensities and cerebral microbleeds) with stroke severity and clinical outcomes in patients with mild stroke.

Clinical and Imaging Features Associated with the Utilization of Comfort Measures Only in Acute Ischemic Stroke.

Up to 10% of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients can die in the first 30 days. Older age and a higher National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score are associated with transition to comfort measures only (CMO) in AIS. There are insufficient data on specific stroke etiology, infarct location, or vascular territory for the association of AIS with the use of CMO.

Dystonia as a Presenting Feature of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Hypokinetic and hyperkinetic movement disorders can occur post-stroke. Of these, dystonia is known to occur in the chronic stage of stroke. Rarely, acute dystonia can present as a symptom of acute ischemic stroke or develop during hospitalization for ischemic stroke.

Erratum to "Impact of COVID-19 on Future Ischemic Stroke Incidence" [eNeurologicalSci, 22C (2021) 100325].

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.ensci.

Impact of COVID-19 on Future Ischemic Stroke Incidence.

With the ever-expanding population of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, we are learning more about the immediate and long-term clinical manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Ischemic stroke (IS) is now one of the well-documented additional clinical manifestations of COVID-19. Most COVID-19 related IS cases have been categorized as cryptogenic or embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS), which are most often suspected to have an undiagnosed cardioembolic source.

Blood Pressure and Hospital Discharge Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Undergoing Reperfusion Therapy.

Introduction: Acute management of blood pressure in ischemic stroke treated with reperfusion therapy remains uncertain. We evaluated blood pressures during the first 24-hours after reperfusion therapy in relation to in-hospital outcomes.

Methods: We conducted a single-center retrospective study of blood pressure in the first 24 hours among ischemic stroke patients who underwent reperfusion therapy with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) or mechanical thrombectomy (MT) at a tertiary referral center.