Background: Stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) has been implicated in the morbidity,
mortality and increased medical cost after acute ischemic stroke. The annual cost of SAP …

Background and Purpose—Diagnosis of pneumonia complicating stroke is challenging, and
there are currently no consensus diagnostic criteria. As a first step in developing such …

Background and Purpose—Poststroke pneumonia is a potentially preventable complication
after stroke associated with poor outcome. We developed and externally validated a …

Background and Purpose—To develop and validate a risk score (acute ischemic stroke-
associated pneumonia score [AIS-APS]) for predicting in-hospital stroke-associated …

Background and purpose Pneumonia is a common complication after stroke, causing an
increased length of hospital stay and death. Therefore, the timely and accurate prediction of …

Background Hypoxia is a common occurrence following stroke and associated with poor
clinical and functional outcomes. Normal oxygen physiology is a finely controlled …

Stroke remains one of the main causes of death and disability worldwide. The challenge of
predicting stroke outcome has been traditionally assessed from a general point of view …

Background Pneumonia frequently complicates stroke and has a major impact on outcome.
We derived and internally validated a simple clinical risk score for predicting stroke …

Stroke is a devastating event that carries a potential for long‐term disability. Malnutrition is
frequently observed in patients with stroke, and dysphagia contributes to malnutrition risk …

Background: Young adults accounted for 10-14% of ischemic stroke patients. The risk
factors may differ in this population from elder patients. In addition, the factors associated …