Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the developed world. The goals of an
imaging evaluation for acute stroke are to establish a diagnosis as early as possible and to …

Although intravenous thrombolysis increases the probability of a good functional outcome in
carefully selected patients with acute ischemic stroke, a substantial proportion of patients …

Background In patients with intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), early haemorrhage expansion
affects clinical outcome. Haemostatic treatment reduces haematoma expansion, but fails to …

Background Neuroprotection with NA-1 (Tat-NR2B9c), an inhibitor of postsynaptic density-95
protein, has been shown in a primate model of stroke. We assessed whether NA-1 could …

Background— The Endovascular Treatment for Small Core and Proximal Occlusion Ischemic
Stroke (ESCAPE) trial used innovative imaging and aggressive target time metrics to …

The 2017 update of The Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations for the Secondary
Prevention of Stroke is a collection of current evidence-based recommendations intended …

Prodigious efforts and landmark discoveries have led toward significant advances in our
understanding of atherosclerosis. Despite significant efforts, atherosclerosis continues globally …

ESCAPE is a prospective, multicenter, randomized clinical trial that will enroll subjects with
the following main inclusion criteria: less than 12 h from symptom onset, age > 18, baseline …

Background and Purpose— Hematoma expansion in intracerebral hemorrhage is associated
with higher morbidity and mortality. The computed tomography (CT) angiographic spot …

Background Tandem occlusions of the extracranial carotid and intracranial carotid or middle
cerebral artery have a particularly poor prognosis without treatment. Several management …