Interactions between Neutrophils, Th17 Cells, and Chemokines during the Initiation of Experimental Model of Multiple Sclerosis by Dagmara Weronika Wojkowska, Piotr Szpakowski, Dominika Ksiazek-Winiarek, Marcin Leszczynski, Andrzej Glabinski

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Characterization of patients with cerebrovascular diseases in the acute stage according to traditional Chinese diagnosis by Omar Morejón Barroso, Zaida Pérez Meneses, Ernesto Julio Bernal Valladares, Leticia Varela Castro

“…<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: In Chinese medicine, strokes are related to wind stroke syndrome (Zhong Feng), which corresponds in Western medicine to hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes.…”
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Neurovascular management of intracranial internal carotid artery dissection post-carotid endarterectomy: A case report of an innovative approach by Bibhas Amatya, Ameet V. Chitale, Dipankar Mukherjee

“…Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is an established method of stroke prevention in patients with severe carotid artery stenosis, especially in those with symptomatic disease. …”
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The role of the left primary motor cortex in apraxia by Ksenia Perlova, Claudia C. Schmidt, Gereon R. Fink, Peter H. Weiss

“…Previous research in stroke patients has focused on damage to the fronto-parietal praxis networks in the left hemisphere (LH) as the cause of apraxic deficits. …”
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High-Intensity Interval Training Improves Physical Function, Prevents Muscle Loss, and Modulates Macrophage-Mediated Inflammation in Skeletal Muscle of Cerebral Ischemic Mice by Lu Luo, Meixi Liu, Hongyu Xie, Yunhui Fan, Jingjun Zhang, Li Liu, Yun Li, Qiqi Zhang, Junfa Wu, Congyu Jiang, Yi Wu

“…Although skeletal muscle is the main effector organ largely accounting for disability after stroke, considerably less attention is paid to the secondary abnormalities of stroke-related skeletal muscle loss. …”
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Retinal Ganglion Cell Atrophy in Homonymous Hemianopia due to Acquired Occipital Lesions Observed Using Cirrus High-Definition-OCT by Tsutomu Yamashita, Atsushi Miki, Katsutoshi Goto, Syunsuke Araki, Go Takizawa, Yoshiaki Ieki, Junichi Kiryu, Akio Tabuchi, Yasuyuki Iguchi, Kazumi Kimura, Yoshiki Yagita

“…To report a reduction in macular ganglion cell layer and inner plexiform layer (GCL+IPL) thickness and circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (cpRNFL) thickness using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography in patients with homonymous hemianopia due to posterior cerebral artery (PCA) stroke. Methods. Seven patients with PCA stroke were examined using Cirrus high-definition-OCT. …”
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Retrospective analysis of amantadine response and predictive factors in intensive care unit patients with non-traumatic disorders of consciousness by Corinna Blum, Constanze Single, Kornelia Laichinger, Anna Hofmann, Tim W. Rattay, Tim W. Rattay, Kamaldeen Adeyemi, Reimer Riessen, Michael Haap, Helene Häberle, Ulf Ziemann, Annerose Mengel, Katharina Feil

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Antinuclear Antibody-Positive Ticlopidine-Induced Hepatitis by Sander Jo Veldhuyzen van Zanten, C William McCormick

“…Ticlopidine hydrochloride has been shown to reduce the risk of first or recurrent stroke in patients who have experienced a transient ischemic attack, reversible ischemic neurological deficit, recurrent stroke or first stroke. …”
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RETRACTED: A Newly-Designed Wearable Robotic Hand Exoskeleton Controlled by EMG Signals and ROS Embedded Systems by Ismail Ben Abdallah, Yassine Bouteraa

“…One of the most difficult parts of stroke therapy is hand mobility recovery. Indeed, stroke is a serious medical disorder that can seriously impair hand and locomotor movement. …”
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Recanalization of atherosclerotic stenosis and occlusion of intracranial vertebrobasilar artery by Zhi-Long Zhou, Liang-Fu Zhu, Tian-Xiao Li, Bu-Lang Gao

“…Intracranial vertebrobasilar atherosclerosis is one of the major causes of posterior circulation ischemic strokes and may result in a high risk of recurrent stroke. …”
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The Persian Version of the "Participation Measure-3 Domains, 4 Dimensions": Translation, Cultural Adaptation, Face and Content Validity by Diba Sharifi, Laleh Lajevardi, Ghorban Taghizadeh, Akram Azad

“…Background and Objectives: Investigating the impact of occupational therapy interventions on the participation levels of adults with stroke is crucial due to its significant influence on their satisfaction and quality of life (QOL). …”
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One-Year Clinical Outcome in Middle Eastern Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: The Jordan Atrial Fibrillation (JoFib) Study by Ayman Hammoudeh, Yousef Khader, Ramzi Tabbalat, Yahya Badaineh, Nazih Kadri, Haneen Shawer, Eyas Al-Mousa, Rasheed Ibdah, Batool A. Shawer, Imad A. Alhaddad

“…Background. Prevention of stroke and systemic embolism (SE) prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has radically changed in recent years. …”
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Feedback of aggregate patient-reported outcomes (PROs) data to clinicians and hospital end users: findings from an Australian codesign workshop process by Monique F Kilkenny, Dominique A Cadilhac, Shaun L Hancock, Violet Marion, Paulette Kelly, Sibilah Breen, Benjamin Clissold, Lauren Sanders, Olivia Francis Ryan, Penina Gunzburg, Shae Cooke, Lauren Guy

“…For each outcome measure, quantitative and qualitative data were summarised.Results 31 Working Group members (19 stroke, 2 psychology, 1 pharmacy, 9 researchers) participated in the workshops, where 25/55 templates were shortlisted for wider assessment. …”
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Impact of porcelain aorta on outcomes in transfemoral aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with balloon-expandable valves by Bernhard Schieffer, Thomas Kuntze, Tamer Owais, Philipp Lauten, Julian Kreutz, Lisa C Costello-Boerrigter, Mathias Schreiber, Guido Boerrigter, Christian Albert, Mohammad El Garhy, Björn Göbel, Harald Lapp, Birgit Markus

“…The primary outcome measure was 30-day mortality or stroke within 72 hours. Secondary outcome measures were 30-day mortality, stroke within 72 hours, technical success and 30-day device success.Results After matching patients with (n=141) and without PA (n=282), the primary outcome of mortality at &lt;30 days or stroke within 72 hours was higher in PA versus non-PA (7.8% vs 2.5%; OR 3.32 (95% CI 1.25 to 8.85); p=0.019). …”
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Targeting Adult Neurogenesis for Poststroke Therapy by Jianfei Lu, Anatol Manaenko, Qin Hu

“…Thus, enhancing the endogenous neurogenesis driven by ischemia and promoting the survival of newborn neurons can be promising therapeutic interventions for stroke. Here, we present an overview of the process of adult neurogenesis and the potential of stroke-induced neurogenesis on brain repair.…”
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Distinctive Gut Microbiota Alteration Is Associated with Poststroke Functional Recovery: Results from a Prospective Cohort Study by Yini Dang, Xintong Zhang, Yu Zheng, Binbin Yu, Dijia Pan, Xiaomin Jiang, Chengjie Yan, Qiuyu Yu, Xiao Lu

“…A total of thirty-eight patients with stroke and thirty-five healthy demographics-matched controls were recruited. …”
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Effects of Repetitive Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment in Patients with Acute Cerebral Infarction: A Pilot Study by Cheng-Hsin Chen, Shao-Yuan Chen, Vinchi Wang, Chao-Ching Chen, Kaw-Chen Wang, Chih-Hao Chen, Yi-Chien Liu, Kuo-Cheng Lu, Ping-Keung Yip, Wen-Ya Ma, Chuan-Chieh Liu

“…The role of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke is controversial. This prospective study assessed the efficacy and safety of HBOT as adjuvant treatment on 46 acute ischemic stroke in patients who did not receive thrombolytic therapy. …”
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Identifying common pathways for doxorubicin and carfilzomib-induced cardiotoxicities: transcriptomic and epigenetic profiling by Conagh Kelly, Dylan J. Kiltschewskij, Angeline J.W. Leong, Tatt Jhong Haw, Amanda J. Croft, Lohis Balachandran, Dongqing Chen, Danielle R. Bond, Heather J. Lee, Murray J. Cairns, Aaron L. Sverdlov, Doan T. M. Ngo

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Clinical Predictors of Hospital-acquired Pneumonia Associated with Acute Ischemic by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Ezequiel López Espinosa, Noelsis García Verdecia, Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to identify the clinical predictors of pneumonia associated with acute ischemic stroke. <strong><br />Methods:</strong> a prospective cohort study was conducted in 201 patients diagnosed with acute ischemic stroke consecutively admitted to the stroke unit of the General Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Teaching Hospital during the first seven days after the onset, from January 2012 through December 2013. …”
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Design and analysis of magnetic circuit for mass transfer 6-DOF magnetic levitation platform by Shinan Cao, Pingjuan Niu, Wei Wang, Sha Sheng, Peilai Peng, Wei Song

“…Magnetic levitation platform with long stroke is vital to increase the mass transfer speed. …”
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