Objectives To conduct a systematic review to elucidate the frequency, recovery, and associated
outcomes for poststroke aphasia over the long-term. Data Sources Using the Cochrane …

Background Among patients with a proximal vessel occlusion in the anterior circulation, 60
to 80% of patients die within 90 days after stroke onset or do not regain functional …

Background The effect of endovascular thrombectomy that is performed more than 6 hours
after the onset of ischemic stroke is uncertain. Patients with a clinical deficit that is …

Background Carotid-artery stenting and carotid endarterectomy are both options for treating
carotid-artery stenosis, an important cause of stroke. Methods We randomly assigned …

Background Endovascular therapy is increasingly used after the administration of intravenous
tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) for patients with moderate-to-severe acute ischemic …

Importance Endovascular thrombectomy with second-generation devices is beneficial for
patients with ischemic stroke due to intracranial large-vessel occlusions. Delineation of the …

Background: Considering that the incidence of dysphagia is as high as 55% following acute
stroke, we undertook a systematic review of the literature to identify lesion sites that predict …

Analysis of early deaths after stroke is important, since some deaths may be preventable.
Previous studies have relied on retrospective and often incomplete clinical data, for …

Background Endarterectomy benefits certain patients with carotid stenosis, but benefits are
lessened by perioperative surgical risk. Acetylsalicylic acid lowers the risk of stroke in …

Background and Purpose— Warfarin is the most effective stroke prevention medication for
high-risk individuals with atrial fibrillation, yet it is often underused. This study examined the …