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A change from independent (mRS≤2) to dependent living predicted worsening depressive symptoms (p = 0.008), whereas improving to functional independence from an initially dependent condition was associated with diminishing depressive symptoms (p = 0.077 for CES-D and p = 0.044 for BDI) in the first year after an acute ischemic cerebrovascular event.

Predictors of the severity of depressive symptoms differed in the acute phase and at follow-up. In addition to disability, education and employment status in the acute phase and income in the late phase predict the severity of depressive symptoms after ischemic stroke or TIA.

Predictors of the severity of depressive symptoms differed in the acute phase and at follow-up. In addition to disability, education and employment status in the acute phase and income in the late phase predict the severity of depressive symptoms after ischemic stroke or TIA.

Stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) often increases high hospital mortality, prolongs length of hospital stay, and has considerable economic impact on healthcare costs. We aimed to explore independent predictors of SAP in acute anterior large artery occlusion patients who treated with endovascular treatment (EVT).

Consecutive patients with acute anterior large artery occlusion stroke who underwent EVT from the Nanjing Stroke Registry from January 2019 to January 2020 were identified retrospectively. Patients were divided into SAP group and Non-SAP group. In the univariate analysis, variables including demographics, clinical factors, labs, and EVT features were compared between the two groups. Then a multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine independent predictors of SAP.

One hundred and twelve patients were enrolled. Patients with SAP, compared to those without SAP, had lower modified treatment in cerebral infarction (mTICI) score 2b-3 rate (54.8% vs 85.2%; P=0.001), higher asyherapy. Identification and prevention of SAP was necessary and important.

Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is both a hypercoagulable and inflammation state in which many biomarkers have been studied. Activated platelets have been identified to be of clinical importance in thrombosis and neuroinflammation after aSAH. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between mean platelet volume (MPV) to platelet count (PC) ratio, a surrogate parameter for activated platelets, and the functional outcome in aSAH patients.

A retrospective analysis was performed of patients with aSAH admitted to the stroke center of our institution between November 2018 and November 2019. The mean MPV/PC ratio during the first three days after aSAH onset was calculated. Poor outcome was defined as a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 3-6 at 3 months. Receive operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to determine the optimal value of MPV/PC ratio for the prediction of poor outcome in patients with aSAH.

A total of 100 patients were included, 13 (13.0%) died and 35 (35.0%) had a poor outcome. Mean MPV/PC ratio (P < 0.001) when measured over the study period, was significantly higher among patients with poor outcome. In multivariable analysis, increased mean MPV/PC ratio was associated with poor functional outcome at 3 months (odds ratio (OR) = 1.94; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.19-3.17; P = 0.008). The optimal cutoff of MPV/PC ratio for predicting poor outcome at 3 months was 6.77 (sensitivity 74.3%, specificity 61.5%).

An increased MPV/PC ratio is associated with poor functional outcome in aSAH patients. MPV/PC ratio may be a useful predictor of outcome after aSAH.

An increased MPV/PC ratio is associated with poor functional outcome in aSAH patients. MPV/PC ratio may be a useful predictor of outcome after aSAH.

Intracerebral haemorrhage in patients suffering from cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is relatively uncommon. CVT typically occurs in hypercoagulable state of various causes. Some drugs play a causative role in CVT and thrombopoietin receptor agonists are among them.

We present a female patient with refractory immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) treated with romiplostim, suffering from severe thrombosis of jugular vein expanding intracranially. Despite being treated with adequate anticoagulation, she developed spontaneous bilateral epidural and subdural hematomas with devastating outcome.

To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of spontaneous atraumatic epidural hematomas due to CVT in adult patient. PFK158 We support that in our patient, blood stasis leading to the dissection of dura mater, platelet dysfunction, and anticoagulation treatment contributed to the formation of the intracranial, extracerebral haemorrhages.

To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of spontaneous atraumatic epidural hematomas due to CVT in adult patient. We support that in our patient, blood stasis leading to the dissection of dura mater, platelet dysfunction, and anticoagulation treatment contributed to the formation of the intracranial, extracerebral haemorrhages.

Single subcortical infarction (SSI) in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory can be classified into proximal SSI (pSSI) and distal SSI (dSSI) based on the heterogeneous pathogenesis. It is hypothesized that pSSI is more relevant with atherosclerosis, as low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is the major atherogenic lipoprotein, we conducted the present study to investigate the association between LDL-C levels and pSSI in comparison with dSSI.

This study is a subset of the Chinese Intracranial Atherosclerosis study. A total of 380 with SSI in the MCA territory classified as small artery occlusion stroke were enrolled in this study. 3.0-T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed to categorize the participants into two groups, pSSI (extending to the basal surface of MCA) and dSSI (not extending to the basal surface of MCA).

Out of the 380 enrolled participants (273 men and 107 women), the proportion of pSSI and dSSI were 53.2% (202/380) versus 46.8% (178/380) based on MRI. The results of univariate and multivariate logistic regression were both at the borderline level of statistical significance. Further stratified analyses revealed that age is an interaction factor (P=0.03), the association between LDL-C levels and the pSSI in participants aged over 65 had a significant positive relation (OR 1.56; 95%CI 1.14-2.12).

LDL-C level is an independent risk factor for pSSI in patients aged over 65. Our result is in accordance with the hypothesis that pSSI is more relevant with atherosclerosis, thus appropriate treatment should be applied differently to pSSI and dSSI.

LDL-C level is an independent risk factor for pSSI in patients aged over 65. Our result is in accordance with the hypothesis that pSSI is more relevant with atherosclerosis, thus appropriate treatment should be applied differently to pSSI and dSSI.