Background and Purpose— The prevalence of stroke in elderly patients has been increasing
in recent years. However, limited information is available about the burden of stroke in …

Background In patients with acute ischaemic stroke, platelets become activated. Antiplatelet
therapy might reduce the volume of brain damaged by ischaemia and reduce the risk of …

Background Most ischaemic strokes are caused by blood clots blocking an artery in the
brain. Clot prevention with anticoagulant therapy could have a significant impact on patient …

Master layout sheet Page 1 Neurological disorders in the emergency department (ED)
setting are diverse in presentation and diagnostic spectrum. At least 6% of all emergency …

Background:Fatigue affects 33-77% of stroke survivors. There is no consensus concerning
risk factors for fatigue post-stroke, perhaps reflecting the multifaceted nature of fatigue. We …

Importance Some patients have poor outcomes despite small infarcts after endovascular
therapy (EVT), while others with large infarcts do well. Understanding why these discrepancies …

… Walker, Martin Dawes, Jacques Genest, Steven Grover, Gordon Gubitz, David Lau, Andrew
Pipe, Peter Selby, Mark S. Tremblay, Darren ER Warburton, Richard Ward, Vincent Woo …

Background Medication nonadherence can be as high as 50% and results in suboptimal
patient outcomes. Stroke patients in particular can benefit from pharmacotherapy for thrombosis…

The importance of treating ischemic stroke patients quickly has long been recognized, and
the mantra “Time is brain”, is now ubiquitous. 1, 2 Unfortunately, the thinking “We still have …

CLINICAL TRIALS HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE SUPERIORITY OF COORDINATED
interdisciplinary stroke unit care over conventional treatment of stroke patients on general medical …