Background and Purpose— Creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) increases in some patients with
stroke, with no clear evidence of an acute coronary syndrome. Its elevations have been …

Background and Purpose—Stroke has been shown to alter autonomic function. The purpose
of this study was to show the differential effects of stroke localization on autonomic function …

Background and Purpose—Reperfusion injury is one of the factors that unfavorably affects
stroke outcome and shortens the window of opportunity for thrombolysis. Surges of nitric …

Primary angiitis of the CNS is histopathologically characterized by ischemic lesions and
small petechial hemorrhages. Unlike CT or conventional MR imaging, gradient-echo MR …

Brief cerebral ischemia is reported to cause selective neuronal necrosis, apoptotic cell death,
silent infarcts and, when recurrent, cognitive decline. Acute administration of selegiline and …

Background and Purpose— Blood stasis is the fundamental mechanism leading to thrombus
formation in the venous system. Homocysteine also poses a significant risk for venous …

OBJECTIVE: Due to their close proximity to the carotid sinus baroreceptor region, carotid
endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid angioplasty/stenting (CAS) carry an inherent risk of affecting …

Balo's concentric sclerosis was diagnosed antemortem in 2 patients, by magnetic resonance
(MR) imaging showing striking concentric alternating rings in 1 patient and by characteristic …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a well-defined risk factor for ischemic stroke. Patients with lone AF
represent a subgroup of AF patients with the lowest lifelong stroke risk. Nonvalvular atrial …

Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) is characterised by ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and areflexia.
Reports on cerebellar ataxia and supranuclear oculomotor derangement in MFS suggested an …