Background: Stroke is a time-dependent emergency. Most patients with acute ischemic stroke are excluded from reperfusion therapies due to late consultation. Aims: To estimate the arrival times of patients with stroke to the Emergency Room (ER) of a public hospital. To identify factors associated with ea...
ABSTRACT Embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) is an important group of cryptogenic strokes that are in evidence due recent ongoing trials. We reviewed medical records at discharge from the stroke unit of all patients who met ESUS criteria and attended our institution between February 2016 and Jul...
Objetivo: Analisar a prevalência de lesões em órgãos-alvo. Métodos:
Foi realizado estudo transversal e retrospectivo utilizando
dados do Sistema de Cadastramento e Acompanhamento de Hipertensos
e Diabéticos considerando diabéticos tipo 2 do Estado
de Minas Gerais, entre os anos de 2003 e 2012. For...
El accidente cerebrovascular es la tercera causa de muerte y la primera de discapacidad en la Argentina. Los eventos isquémicos constituyen el 80% de los casos. Los accidentes vasculares cerebrales requieren la implementación de protocolos sistematizados que permitan reducir los tiempos en la atención...
Misdiagnosis is a challenging risk in young patients with ischemic stroke that leads to delayed recognition, prevents thrombolytic therapy and increases morbidity and mortality. To assess the frequency and reasons for misdiagnosis of ischemic stroke in young adults in the emergency department, we retrosp...
Introdução: A Doença Cerebrovascular é uma das principais causas de morte no mundo, inclusive no Brasil, além de ser a primeira causa de internação hospitalar no Sistema Único de Saúde brasileiro. Objetivo: avaliar os desfechos epidemiológicos da doença cerebrovascular em adultos jovens reside...
Resumen
Introducción
Las enfermedades cerebrales vasculares son la primera causa específica de muerte y discapacidad en Chile.
Objetivo
Analizar características epidemiológicas de pacientes hospitalizados con diagnóstico de accidentes vasculares cerebrales en el Complejo Asistencial Víctor Ríos R...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to analyze the long-term recurrence rate in patients with a first-ever ischemic stroke secondary to intracranial large artery atherosclerosis (LAA) in a Brazilian population. Methods: All stroke patients admitted to the hospital between October 2012 and September 2015 we...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Secondary prevention of stroke is a very important goal for achieving continuous reduction in stroke mortality rates over the next decades. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional analysis on the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil), with data from Salvador, V...
