The association between stroke and cancer is well-established. Because of an aging
population and longer survival rates, the frequency of synchronous stroke and cancer will …

Background and Objectives There is a worldwide increase in the incidence of stroke in
young adults, with major regional and ethnic differences. Advancing knowledge of ethnic …

Background Recent studies have shown an increasing prevalence of vascular risk factors in
young adults with ischemic stroke (IS). However, the strength of the association between all …

Background and Purpose: Timely reperfusion is an important goal in treatment of eligible
patients with acute ischemic stroke. However, during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

Objective To evaluate whether pretreatment with metformin (MET) is associated with less
stroke severity and better outcome after IV thrombolysis (IVT), we analyzed a cohort of 1,919 …

Background and Purpose—Women have a worse outcome after stroke compared with men,
although in intravenous thrombolysis (IVT)–treated patients, women seem to benefit more …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrythmia and one of the strongest risk
factors and causal mechanisms of ischemic stroke (IS). Acute IS due to AF tends to be more …

Objective To assess the association between migraine and cryptogenic ischemic stroke
(CIS) in young adults, with subgroup analyses stratified by sex and presence of patent …

Objectives Data concerning the results of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in old patients
is still limited. We aimed to investigate the outcomes in thrombectomy-treated ischemic …

Objectives We examined the association between obesity and early-onset cryptogenic
ischemic stroke (CIS) and whether fat distribution or sex altered this association. Materials …