1. Specific recommendations for prevention strategies often depend on the ischemic
stroke/transient ischemic attack subtype. Therefore, new in this guideline is a section …

Epidemiological evidence suggests that the incidence of ischaemic stroke in young adults
(18–50 years) has increased substantially. These patients have a long life expectancy after …

Background The risk of stroke is heterogeneous across different groups of patients with atrial
fibrillation (AF), being dependent on the presence of various stroke risk factors. We provide …

Rationale Recent data suggest that a thrombogenic atrial substrate can cause stroke in the
absence of atrial fibrillation. Such an atrial cardiopathy may explain some proportion of …

Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been
associated with a significant risk of thrombotic events in critically ill patients. Aim To …

The term embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) was introduced in 2014 to describe
patients with a nonlacunar ischemic stroke and no convincing etiology. The terms ESUS and …

Abstract Objective Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common cause of dementia
and a major health concern worldwide. A comprehensive review on VaD is warranted for …

The management of patients with stroke is often multidisciplinary, involving various
specialties and healthcare professionals. Given the common shared risk factors for stroke …

One-quarter to one-third of ischemic strokes have no established mechanism after standard
diagnostic evaluation and are classified as embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) …

Ischaemic strokes have traditionally been classified according to the TOAST criteria, in
which strokes with unclear aetiology are classified as cryptogenic strokes. However, the …