Fig. 10.1 Diffusion-weighted image lesion pattern according to stroke mechanism. Intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (a), extracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (b), cardioembolism (c), and aortic arch atherosclerosis (d). Reproduced by permission of Journal…

Fig. 32.1 Contribution of amyloid PET positivity to longitudinal cognitive trajectory after stroke [8]. Mixed VCI (mVCI) is characterized by positivity amyloid PET finding (A-4) and delayed decline in MMSE…

Fig. 16.1 Normal MR venography. Normal MR venography in anteroposterior view (a), lateral view (b), and cone-down view (c). Hypoplasia of transverse and downstream jugular vein (yellow arrow) is considered…

For all patients Noncontrast brain CT or brain MRI (followed by angiography) Blood glucose Oxygen saturation Blood pressure and pulse rate Serum electrolyte/renal function test Hepatic function test Complete blood…

Fig. 17.1 T1-weighted, fat-suppressed magnetic resonance imaging of a 37-year-old female patient with multiple cervical artery dissections (right internal carotid artery and left vertebral artery (Fig. 17.2)). The arrows are…

I. Check capillary blood glucose  1. “Before meals and at bedtime” or “before meals, bedtime, and 03:00”  2. “Every 6 h” for patients on continuous tube feeds or NPO II….

Fig. 33.1 Hypothetical pattern of recovery after stroke with timing of intervention strategies. Reproduced by permission of Lancet [1] There are two main mechanisms of neurological recovery. The first is…

Fig. 31.1 Diagram explaining the different manifestations of post-stroke mood and emotional disturbances 31.2 Post-Stroke Pain One of the most troublesome sequelae of stroke is pain, which occurs in 19–74%…

Fig. 27.1 Survival rate after intracerebral hemorrhage. Kaplan-Meier curves showing mortality over 4 years of follow-up. Reproduced by permission of Neurology [14] Table 27.1 Potential reasons for the obesity-stroke paradox…

  Study design Patients included No. of patients with ischemic stroke Intervention vs. control Mean time from stroke onset to randomization, h Outcome assessments Results Con studies against BP lowering…