Understanding the relationship between infection and stroke has taken on new urgency in
the era of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This association is not a …

Anecdotal reports and clinical observations have recently emerged suggesting a
relationship between COVID-19 disease and stroke, highlighting the possibility that infected …

Clinical reports of neurological manifestations associated with severe coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19), such as acute ischemic stroke (AIS), encephalopathy, seizures …

Inflammation and immune mechanisms are crucially involved in the pathophysiology of the
development, acute damage cascades, and chronic course after ischemic stroke …

The incidence of stroke has risen over the past decade and will continue to be one of the
leading causes of death and disability worldwide. While a large portion of immediate death …

The relation between acute ischaemic stroke and infection is complex. Infection appears to
be an important trigger that precedes up to a third of ischaemic strokes and can bring about …

The occurrence of stroke in populations is incompletely explained by traditional vascular risk
factors. Data from several case–control studies and one large study using case series …

Background. The activation of inflammatory cascades triggered by ischemic stroke may play
a key role in the development of infections. Methods. Patients admitted with ischemic stroke …

Background and Purpose—Infection after experimental focal ischemia may result from brain-
induced immunodepression, but it is unsettled whether a similar syndrome occurs in human …

Infections are a leading cause of death in patients with acute CNS injury such as stroke.
Recent experimental evidence indicated that stroke leads to suppression of innate and …