Validation of the National Health Insurance Research Database with ischemic stroke cases in Taiwan

CL Cheng, YHY Kao, SJ Lin, CH Lee… - … and drug safety, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective The National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) is commonly
used for pharmacoepidemiological research in Taiwan. This study evaluated the validity of …

Stroke and thrombolysis in developing countries

JD Pandian, V Padma, P Vijaya… - … journal of Stroke, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Over the past few decades, the burden of stroke in developing countries has
grown to epidemic proportions. Two-thirds of global stroke occurs in low-and middle-income …

Epidemiology of intracranial stenosis

MFK Suri, SC Johnston - Journal of Neuroimaging, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Intracranial stenosis is a common etiology for ischemic stroke. Due to limitations of imaging
studies, there are limited data on the prevalence of symptomatic and asymptomatic …

Endovascular therapy of cerebral arterial occlusions: intracranial atherosclerosis versus embolism

JS Lee, JM Hong, KS Lee, HI Suh, AM Demchuk… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Treatment strategy for acute arterial occlusions due to intracranial
atherosclerotic disease (IAD) may differ from those due to embolism (embolic). The aims …

Atherosclerosis of middle cerebral artery: evaluation with high-resolution MR imaging at 3 T

M Li, W Xu, L Song, F Feng, H You, J Ni, S Gao, L Cui… - Atherosclerosis, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Three-Dimensional Time-of-flight Magnetic Resonance Angiography (3D TOF
MRA) has been wildly used in the diagnosis of intracranial artery diseases, but it only shows …

Increases in Cerebral Atherosclerosis According to CHADS2 Scores in Patients With Stroke With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

YD Kim, MJ Cha, J Kim, DH Lee, HS Lee, CM Nam… - Stroke, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—The CHADS2 score is used for risk stratification of ischemic
stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and high CHADS2 scores are associated …

High-resolution MRI of the vessel wall in patients with symptomatic atherosclerotic stenosis of the middle cerebral artery

DL Zhao, G Deng, B Xie, S Ju, M Yang, XH Chen… - Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Intracranial atherosclerosis is associated with recurrent ischemic stroke. High-resolution MRI
(HR MRI) can provide information about atheroma in vivo. We aimed to analyze and …

Detection of intracranial atherosclerotic steno-occlusive disease with 3D time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography with sensitivity encoding at 3T

CG Choi, DH Lee, JH Lee, HW Pyun… - American Journal …, 2007 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The spatial resolution of 3D time-of-flight MR angiography
(TOF-MRA) can be improved within a reasonable examination time by combining 3T and …

[HTML][HTML] A combined exercise model for improving muscle strength, balance, walking distance, and motor agility in multiple sclerosis patients: A randomized clinical …

B Sangelaji, M Kordi, F Banihashemi… - Iranian journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease with a variety of signs and
symptoms. Exercise therapy has been shown to improve physical functions in MS. However …

Lower blood flow velocity, higher resistance index, and larger diameter of extracranial carotid arteries are associated with ischemic stroke independently of carotid …

CH Bai, JR Chen, HC Chiu… - Journal of Clinical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. To investigate the association between diameter and flow velocity of the carotid
arteries and ischemic stroke. Methods. Peak systolic velocity, end diastolic velocity …