A 74 year-old man presented with new onset atrial fibrillation and the acute loss of vision on the right side. CT scan of the brain was normal on admission. Two days later, he developed a headache, ...

Given the size of the stroke depicted in Figure 1 (greater than one third of the hemisphere), thrombolytic therapy would be contraindicated for this patient. Indications of a hemorrhagic stroke ...

Asymptomatic hemorrhagic infarction (HI) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) after endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke were associated with more than double the risk for worse ...

A 79 year-old man had an myocardial infarction followed by the acute onset of a left hemiplegia and neglect syndrome. Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) Infarction with Secondary Hemorrhagic Transformation: ...

Cerebral white matter injury is responsible for considerable morbidity in infants born prematurely (1–5). The two principal underlying brain lesions are HPI and cystic PVL (6). Abnormal cerebral ...

MASSIVE gastrointestinal bleeding has always been a serious diagnostic and therapeutic problem. The problem is even greater when the bleeding occurs in an old person who may simultaneously exhibit a ...

The role of endovascular therapy for acute stroke with a large infarction has not been extensively studied in differing populations. We conducted a multicenter, prospective, open-label, randomized ...

A 68-year-old patient suddenly became aphasic and incoherent while engaged in his routine activities. He is a smoker, with no previous history of hypertension or diabetes. Admission blood pressure was ...

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