2023
Sleep apnea and stroke
Geer J, Karagoz E, Yaggi H. Sleep apnea and stroke. 2023, 271-277. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-822963-7.00325-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObstructive sleep apneaCerebrovascular diseaseRisk factorsImportant public health issueIndependent risk factorModifiable risk factorsMechanism of strokeSleep-disordered breathingPotential treatment modalityPublic health issueParadoxical embolismSystemic inflammationIntermittent hypoxiaSleep apneaSympathetic activationTreatment modalitiesLeading causeMetabolic dysfunctionStrokeHealth issuesApneaCurrent literatureDiseaseEmbolismAtherosclerosis
2019
Ischaemic stroke
Campbell B, De Silva D, Macleod M, Coutts S, Schwamm L, Davis S, Donnan G. Ischaemic stroke. Nature Reviews Disease Primers 2019, 5: 70. PMID: 31601801, DOI: 10.1038/s41572-019-0118-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic strokeIntravenous thrombolysisEndovascular thrombectomyStroke onsetSevere symptomatic carotid artery stenosisSymptomatic carotid artery stenosisSalvageable brain tissueBlood pressure controlCardiovascular risk managementLarge vessel occlusionMajority of strokesMechanism of strokeOnset of strokeCarotid artery stenosisCause of disabilitySecond highest causeSystems of careAntithrombotic medicationRapid reperfusionReperfusion therapySecondary preventionStroke symptomsArterial occlusionArtery stenosisCarotid endarterectomy
2013
Massive Interventricular Septal Aneurysm and Stroke in a Healthy Young Patient: Guilt by Association?
Stendahl JC, Hasan AS, Simegn MA. Massive Interventricular Septal Aneurysm and Stroke in a Healthy Young Patient: Guilt by Association? Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2013, 23: 590-591. PMID: 23747177, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsMembranous interventricular septumInterventricular septumRight middle cerebral artery ischemic strokeMiddle cerebral artery ischemic strokeLeft-sided body weaknessAcute-onset confusionHealthy young patientsSystemic thrombolytic therapyUncommon cardiac defectMechanism of strokeInterventricular septal aneurysmMassive aneurysmEmbolic strokeBody weaknessIschemic strokeSeptal aneurysmYounger patientsExtensive workupSurgical morbidityThrombolytic therapyComplete resolutionCardiac defectsStrokeAneurysmsPatients
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