Background and Purpose—The purpose of these guidelines is to provide an up-to-date
comprehensive set of recommendations in a single document for clinicians caring for adult …

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 …

Post-stroke dysphagia (PSD) is present in more than 50% of acute stroke patients, increases
the risk of complications, in particular aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition and dehydration …

Stroke remains one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Immediately
after stroke, a neuroinflammatory process starts in the brain, triggering a systemic …

Post-stroke dysphagia (a difficulty in swallowing after a stroke) is a common and expensive
complication of acute stroke and is associated with increased mortality, morbidity, and …

Bacterial infection is highly prevalent in patients who have had a stroke. Despite the
potential contribution of micro-aspiration in post-stroke pneumonia, we found that the …

This is the fourth edition of the UK National clinical guideline for stroke. It is an integral part
of the broader goal of the Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party to improve the care of people …

Acute ischaemic stroke is a major public health priority and will become increasingly
relevant to neurologists of the future. The cornerstone of effective stroke care continues to be …

Background and Purpose—Although there are a variety of risk factors and predictive models
for stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP), more objective and easily accessible markers are …

Activation of the NOD-like receptor protein (NLRP3)-inflammasome has been postulated to
mediate inflammatory responses to brain damage during ischemic/reperfusion (I/R) injury …