With more than 795,000 cases occurring every year, stroke has become a major problem in
the United States across all demographics. Stroke is the leading cause of long-term …

Lacunar infarcts represent one of the most frequent subtypes of ischemic strokes and may
represent the first recognizable manifestation of a progressive disease of the small …

Stroke has multiple etiologies, but the underlying genes and pathways are largely unknown.
We conducted a multiancestry genome-wide-association meta-analysis in 521,612 …

Despite many years of research, no biomarkers for stroke are available to use in clinical
practice. Progress in high-throughput technologies has provided new opportunities to …

Cryptogenic (of unknown cause) ischaemic strokes are now thought to comprise about 25%
of all ischaemic strokes. Advances in imaging techniques and improved understanding of …

Stroke syndromes present clinically as neurologic deficits of sudden onset. Symptoms
depend upon the affected region of brain, which in turn is defined by the arterial anatomy …

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

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Importance Recent epidemiologic and therapeutic advances have transformed
understanding of the role of and therapeutic approach to patent foramen ovale (PFO) in …

Contrary to trends in most other diseases, the average age of ischaemic stroke onset is
decreasing, owing to a rise in the incidence of stroke among'young'individuals (under 50 …