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Effectiveness of telerehabilitation-based exercises plus transcranial direct current stimulation for stroke rehabilitation among older adults: A scoping review

Physiotherapy rehabilitation of patients with stroke is challenging for the patient, their informal caregivers and the therapist involved. A telerehabilitation programme combined with transcranial direct...

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Telerehabilitation-based exercises with or without transcranial direct current stimulation for pain, motor and cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairments post-stroke: A multi-arm parallel-group randomized controlled trial study protocol

Cognitive impairments, pain, and motor dysfunction are daunting challenges for stroke survivors, clinicians, and caregivers during rehabilitation programmes. There is a dearth of studies investigating...

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A case of subarachnoid hemorrhage due to perimedullary arteriovenous fistula with multiple feeders at the craniocervical junction cured by treating the common draining vein and a review of the literature

Craniocervical junction arteriovenous fistula (CCJ-AVF) is a rare disease, and preoperative imaging evaluation is important in developing treatment strategies due to the complexity of the vascular architecture,...

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Neurological complications and effects of COVID-19: Symptoms and conceivable mechanisms

A novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was declared a global...

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Immunotherapy as a treatment for Stroke: Utilizing regulatory T cells

Stroke, a cerebrovascular disease with a high mortality rate, is categorized as either ischemic or hemorrhagic. Current existing therapies have limitations, including a narrow time window for treatment....

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Hematological indices as predictors of intracerebral hematoma expansion detected on serial computed tomography

Hematoma expansion is associated with unfavourable neurological outcomes in intracranial haemorrhage. We aimed to study association of red blood cell (RBC) indices, platelet indices, and their ratios...

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Clinical study of CT-assisted positioning and bone marking-oriented transcerebellar aspiration of brainstem hemorrhage

Sixty-three patients admitted to 5 hospitals in 2014–2020 for the treatment of severe hypertensive brainstem hemorrhage by CT-guided and bone marker-oriented transcerebellar aspiration were enrolled...

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Correlation does not mean causation: Proofs of COVID-19 associated strokes!

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Apropos of menstrual changes and abnormal uterine bleeding after COVID-19 vaccination

It is news of 28 October 2022 that the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee of the European Medicines Agency has recommended to add heavy menstrual bleeding among the side effects of unknown...

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Off-label use of Woven EndoBridge device in vertebro-basilar junction aneurysm and a review of the literature

An intrasaccular flow diverter, the Woven EndoBridge device has emerged as an alternate intervention for complex aneurysms of the ACA, MCA, ICA, and basilar artery. However, few studies report the use...

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Spot the adenoma after pituitary apoplexy following a SARS-CoV-2 vaccination

Pituitary apoplexy often manifests with a severe headache and is often caused by bleeding in a pituitary adenoma, which is common and often undiagnosed. The pituitary gland is damaged when the tumour...

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Establishing causality between SARS-CoV-2 and stroke/bleeding requires a temporal relationship and plausible pathophysiology

Cerebrovascular events are increasingly recognized as a complication of SARS-CoV-2 infections. They can be due to hypercoagulability, vasculopathy, cardiac involvement in the infection, or autonomic...

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Outcomes of Endovascular Treatment Alone or With Intravenous Alteplase in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

This study compared the clinical outcomes, safety, and workflow of patients who underwent endovascular treatment (EVT) alone or in combination with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), against a control...

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The CSA cerebral hemorrhage Minimal Invasive treatment Society was successfully established

the CSA Cerebral Hemorrhage Minimal Invasive Treatment Society was successfully established in Wuhan, Hubei, China. During the inauguration, the first committee of the CSA Cerebral Hemorrhage Minimal...

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Inauguration & 1st Annual Conference of Cerebral Hemorrhage Minimal Invasive Treatment Society of Chinese Stroke Association was successfully held

Inauguration & 1st Annual Conference of CSA Cerebral Hemorrhage Minimal Invasive Treatment Society was successfully held at China Optics Valley Convention & Exhibition Center in Wuhan, Hubei, Chian....

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Falx interhemispheric subdural hematoma in a hypertensive patient with urticaria: A case report

Falx interhemispheric subdural hematoma (FISH) is a rare subtype of subdural hematoma that occurs between the cerebral hemispheres along with falx cerebri. It represents less than 0.5% of all subdural...

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Unilateral pupil sparing oculomotor nerve paresis with an anterior communicating artery aneurysm: A case report with literature review

An anterior communicating artery (ACoA) aneurysm causing unilateral pupil sparing oculomotor nerve paresis is highly unusual. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the second case report of its sort....

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Middle meningeal artery embolization may be an effective treatment for patients with chronic subdural hematoma resistant to atorvastatin

To investigate the efficacy and safety of MMA embolization in patients with CSDH who failed atorvastatin treatment....

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Complete basilar artery occlusion following ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement for giant aneurysm complicated by concurrent obstructive hydrocephalus: A case report

Giant aneurysms are infrequently complicated with obstructive hydrocephalus (HC), however, when concurrent, effective treatments are unestablished. There are incredibly few reports of HC due to basilar...

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Impact of blood component transfusions, tranexamic acid and fluids on subarachnoid hemorrhage outcomes

For years, there have been many discussions about the optimal/beneficial threshold for transfusion of blood products in subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), and it remains to be established. Over the period...

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Inflammatory response in sepsis and hemorrhagic stroke

Exaggerated/deregulated inflammatory response is a major medical problem that is often associated with bad outcomes or even the death of the patient. Sepsis and severe hemorrhagic stroke are two illustrative...

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Intra-hematoma Rosiglitazone infusion therapy attenuates blood-brain barrier disruption after intracerebral hemorrhage in rabbits

To observe the effect of intra-hematoma Rosiglitazone (RSG) infusion therapy in treating intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Specifically, to explore the effects of RSG on tight junction associated proteins...

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Intracranial hemorrhage and Covid-19: A retrospective analysis of 1675 hospitalized Covid-19 Brazilian patients

•This is the first large study regarding Covid-19 associated ICH in Brazil. Findings were mostly consistent with the world literature.•The incidence of ICH in hospitalized Covid-19 patients was 1.13%,...

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Intracerebral hemorrhage associated COVID-19 patient with normal coagulation profile after ECMO treatment: A case report

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel coronavirus-caused infectious acute respiratory disease that can progress to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). For severe cases, extracorporeal...

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