We read with interest the study by Garg et al [1] which concluded that barometric pressure influences the incidence of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH).

Stroke leads to devastating impact on health as well as quality of life making it one of the leading causes of disability. Restoring the functions of upper extremities after ischemic (ISC) stroke is one of the challenges for rehabilitation. Lack of trained professionals and accessibility to rehabilitation centers are limited in many counties.… Read More...

The aim of this study is to evaluate in the relationships between alcohol intake and ischemic stroke severity in Japanese stroke patients.

Goal: Due to multiple failures to translate basic research, the need for novel therapeutic targets and strategies is still urgent to save a larger number of the stroke patients’ population and to reduce the toxicity of the current stroke therapy. Method: We summarize the most recent, within past 5years, basic and clinical diabetic stroke research findings.… Read More...

Cardiac biomarkers may help identify stroke mechanisms and may aid in improving stroke prevention strategies. There is limited data on the association between these biomarkers and acute ischemic stroke (AIS) caused by large vessel occlusion (LVO). We hypothesized that cardiac biomarkers (cardiac troponin and left atrial diameter [LAD]) would be associated with the presence of LVO.… Read More...

Background: Adherence to healthy lifestyle factors has been shown to improve outcomes after stroke. This study aimed to identify lifestyle factors about eating habits that may affect the quality of life (QOL) in elderly stroke patients. Methods: Fifty elderly patients with a first-ever stroke were enrolled.… Read More...

Recently, the NIHSS STroke Scale score, Age, pre-stroke mRS score, onset-to-treatment Time (START nomogram) predicts 3-month functional outcome after intravenous thrombolysis in ischemic stroke patients. However, this model has not yet been an external validation. We aim to validate the performance of START nomogram.… Read More...

We thank Dr. Ajay Kumar Mishra et al. for their postpublication commentaries highlighting the pathology of cryptococcal meningitis vasculopathy. The lack of neuroimaging in some of our patients reflects unavailable information on retrospectively collected data rather than an informed clinical decision.… Read More...

Background: Data on the clinical and radiological characteristics of intracranial artery dissection (IAD) have remained limited. Our purpose was to reveal the clinical and radiological characteristics of IAD according to diagnostic criteria for IAD as recently reported by a group of international experts.… Read More...

A 48-year-old woman spontaneously developed occipital pain, without any other neurological deficit. A brain magnetic resonance angiography showed narrowing, irregular dilatation, and aneurysmal formation in both the vertebral arteries (VA). According to these findings and the clinical course, we diagnosed the patient with spontaneous VA dissection.… Read More...