Introduction A number of pre-hospital clinical assessment tools have been developed to
triage subjects with acute stroke due to large vessel occlusion (LVO) to a specialised …

Background An occlusion or stenosis of intracranial large arteries can be detected in the
acute phase of ischaemic stroke in about 42% of patients. The approved therapies for acute …

Rapid endovascular thrombectomy, which can only be delivered in specialist centres, is the
most effective treatment for acute ischaemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion (LVO). Pre …

With over 150,000 strokes in the United Kingdom every year, and more than 1 million living
survivors, stroke is the third most common cause of death and the leading cause of severe …

Objective: To evaluate prospectively the diagnostic accuracy of transcranial doppler (TCD)
as an additional screening tool for intracranial arterial steno-occlusive disease against …

Background: The incidence of ischemic cerebrovascular disease (ICVD) has been
increasing, leading to disability and deaths among middle-aged and elderly people. Digital …

D-dimers are one of the basic laboratory markers of fibrinolytic system activity. The aim of
this prospective study was to detect changes in D-dimer levels in acute stroke patients as a …

The early and accurate stratification of intracranial cerebral artery stenosis (ICAS) is critical
to inform treatment management and enhance the prognostic outcomes in patients with …

Early information on vascular status in acute stroke is essential. We analyzed whether
duplex ultrasound (DUS) using a fast-track protocol provides this information without …

BACKGROUND: Strokes are the most common cause of death and the leading cause of
acquired disability in adults worldwide. OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to investigate …