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Guidelines for acute ischemic stroke treatment: part I
Oliveira-Filho,Jamary; Martins,Sheila Cristina Ouriques; Pontes-Neto,Octávio Marques; Longo,Alexandre; Evaristo,Eli Faria; Carvalho,João José Freitas de
Guidelines for acute ischemic stroke treatment: part II: stroke treatment
Martins,Sheila Cristina Ouriques; Freitas,Gabriel Rodriguez de; Pontes-Neto,Octávio Marques; Pieri,Alexandre; Moro,Carla Heloísa CabralThe second part of these Guidelines covers the topics of antiplatelet, anticoagulant, and statin therapy in acute ischemic stroke, reperfusion therapy, and classification of Stroke Centers. Information on the classes and levels of evidence used in this guideline is provided in Part I. A translated version of the Guidelines is available from the Brazilian Stroke Society website (www.sbdcv.com.br).
Stroke management in a university hospital in the largest South American city
Conforto,Adriana Bastos; Paulo,Rodrigo Bomeny de; Patroclo,Cristiane Borges; Pereira,Samira Luísa dos Apóstolos; Miyahara,Helder de SouzaOBJECTIVE: To describe characteristics and provision of care for patients admitted with cerebrovascular disorders (CVD), focusing on ischemic stroke (IS), in a large, public, academic hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. METHOD: We retrieved information about 357 patients with CVD admitted to the Neurology Emergency Department (NED) and Neurology Ward (NW) of our institution. We described patient characteristics and ...
Cerebral microbleeds and intravenous thrombolysis: case report
Conforto,Adriana Bastos; Lucato,Leandro Tavares; Leite,Claudia da Costa; Evaristo,Eli Faria; Yamamoto,Fábio Iuji; Scaff,MilbertoIntravenous thrombolysis is an important procedure that has significant impact on ischemic stroke prognosis. However, intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a feared complication of this procedure. It has been suggested that cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) may increase the risk of ICH after thrombolysis. We report on a 69 years-old woman with multiple CMBs submitted to intravenous thrombolysis without complications.
Dissecção espontânea cervical carotídea e verbal: estudo de 48 pacientes
Campos,Cynthia Resende; Evaristo,Eli Faria; Yamamoto,Fábio Iuji; Puglia Jr,Paulo; Lucato,Leandro Tavares; Scaff,MilbertoOBJETIVO: Dada a ausência de estudos de séries brasileiras de pacientes com dissecção arterial cervical espontânea, com o objetivo de descrever os fatores de risco, sintomas precedentes, manifestações clínicas, resultados da investigação, tratamento e evolução. MÉTODO: realizamos a análise retrospectiva dos prontuários e laudos radiológicos [angiografia digital(AD), ressonância magnética(RM) e ângio-ressonância...