Despite the great socioeconomic burden of stroke, there have been few reports of stroke
statistics in Korea. In this scenario, the Epidemiologic Research Council of the Korean …

Background Preclinical data suggest circadian variation in ischemic stroke progression, with
more active cell death and infarct growth in rodent models with inactive phase (daytime) …

The expected growth of stroke burden in Korea in early 2000s led to the initiation of a
government-funded clinical research project with the goal of development and …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) could be a coincidental finding in certain patients with ischemic stroke
and increased burden of underlying cardiovascular disease. Concomitant large-vessel …

Leukoaraiosis or white matter hyperintensities are frequently observed on magnetic
resonance imaging of stroke patients. We investigated how white matter hyperintensity …

BACKGROUND: Previous observational studies reported that a lower serum 25-
hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] concentration is associated with a higher burden of cerebral …

A reader brought to our attention that the article titled “The epidemiology of stroke in a
developing country (Pakistan)”, published in Volume 13, Issue 3, of Pakistan Journal of …

Background and Purpose—We compared baseline characteristics and outcomes at 3
months between patients with minor anterior circulation infarction (ACI) versus minor …

BACKGROUND Frailty is a syndrome that involves decreased reserve capacity and loss of
physiological function caused by aging. This study was done to develop a frailty index for the …

Background and Purpose—The aim of the study was to assessed the impact of short-term
exposure to air pollution on ischemic stroke subtype, while focusing on stroke caused via …