The benefit of beta-blockers after myocardial infarction in patients with a preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is unclear. We conducted a meta-analysis at the individual-patient level ...

ABSTRACT: Bilateral lacunar strokes are rare and can lead to significant cognitive impairment, even in young adults without classical risk factors. We report the case of a 38-year-old Guinean man who ...

1 Department of Neurology, CHU Ignace-Deen, Conakry, Guinea. 2 Neurology Clinic of Simbaya, Conakry, Guinea. Bilateral lacunar involvement of the basal ganglia is exceptional and can cause marked ...

Compared with aspirin, apixaban lowers incidence of nonlacunar covert infarcts in patients with cryptogenic stroke and atrial cardiopathy. Among patients with cryptogenic stroke and atrial cardiopathy ...

Cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD), a major contributor to stroke, cognitive decline, and vascular dementia, accounts for around 25% of ischemic strokes and significantly impacts age-related ...

Objective: We aimed to investigate the influence of Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) score trajectories on cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). Methods: A total of 1,162 subjects from the Kailuan prospective ...

1. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging in minor ischemic stroke patients reclassifies some cryptogenic stroke patients to small vessel occlusions. 2. Patients with MRI-defined cryptogenic embolic ...

There is limited evidence about the progression of cognitive performance during the post-stroke stage. Objective: To assess the evolution of cognitive performance in stroke patients without vascular ...

About 25% of patients with acute ischemic stroke have lacunar infarct on follow‐up imaging. In this secondary analysis from the AcT (Alteplase Compared With Tenecteplase) trial, we assessed if there ...