For individuals without a prior history of atrial fibrillation or stroke, left atrial (LA) dysfunction is more tightly linked to risk of having an ischemic stroke than LA size, according to an ...

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and the main reason for long-term disability. An appropriate animal model of stroke is urgently required for understanding the exact ...

A 65 year-old woman developed the abrupt onset of a global aphasia, left gaze preference, right hemiplegia, and right visual field loss. Middle and Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction.

The middle cerebral artery territory comprises the corticospinal tract, which is responsible for fine motor activity of the hands, and the corticoreticulospinal tract, which is involved in postural ...

A 55 year old man was brought to the ER confused. His exam showed no weakness or sensory loss. However, he could not follow any commands, and his speech was fluent with many paraphasic errors.

LONDON, United Kingdom — Whether the benefits of early decompressive surgery in older stroke patients with malignant infarction of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) were worth the costs was one of the ...

An 80-year-old male arrives via ambulance at a hospital emergency department in Tucson, Arizona. He is unconscious, with a Glasgow Coma Scale of 3, and has sustained obvious head trauma after a ...

The clinical syndrome produced by a stroke is determined by the artery or arteries that are occluded. Blood is supplied to the brain by two major sets of arteries, the anterior and posterior ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...