OBJECTIVE: To provide a critical evaluation of the published literature describing risk
factors for ventriculostomy-related infections (VRIs) and the efficacy of prophylactic catheter …

OBJECTIVE: Common estimates of the prevalence rate for pial arteriovenous malformations
(AVMs) of the brain vary widely, and their accuracy is questionable. Our objective was to …

Background and Purpose Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with stroke of unknown
etiology or cryptogenic stroke. However, optimal treatment to prevent recurrence in …

Background— Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with stroke, but there are no
randomized studies to evaluate the efficacy of antithrombotic therapies. Methods and Results— …

Background: Intracranial hemorrhage is a serious possible complication in patients with
brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Several morphologic factors associated with …

… Robert Sciacca initiated the research, participated in data documentation, analysed and
interpreted the data, and contributed to writing of the paper. Andrei Osipov participated in the …

Background and Purpose—The purpose of this study was to assess demographic, clinical,
and morphological characteristics of patients with brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). …

Background and Purpose— Prospective population-based data on the incidence of brain
arteriovenous malformation (AVM) hemorrhage are scarce. We studied lifetime detection rates …

Background: Few population-based studies with long-term follow-up have compared risk of
recurrent stroke and cardiac events after first ischemic stroke. The relative risk of these two …

Objectives : We sought to assess the risk of ischemic stroke from a patent foramen ovale (PFO)
in the multiethnic prospective cohort of northern Manhattan. Background : Patent foramen …