Patients who have had a stroke are susceptible to many complications. These individuals
commonly have comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, or other …

Infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with acute CNS injury. It
has recently become clear that CNS injury significantly increases susceptibility to infection …

Background and Purpose—This prospective, multicenter study was performed to determine
the frequency of symptomatic complications up to 30 months after stroke using prespecified …

Infections are a leading cause of death in stroke patients. In a mouse model of focal cerebral
ischemia, we tested the hypothesis that a stroke-induced immunodeficiency increases the …

Background and Purpose We sought to observe the type, timing, and frequency of
complications occurring in hospitalized patients after an acute stroke. Methods In a single …

The relation between acute ischaemic stroke and infection is complex. Infection appears to
be an important trigger that precedes up to a third of ischaemic strokes and can bring about …

Background and Purpose—Medical and neurological complications after acute ischemic
stroke may adversely impact outcome and in some cases may be preventable. Limited data …

Background and Purpose—Infection after experimental focal ischemia may result from brain-
induced immunodepression, but it is unsettled whether a similar syndrome occurs in human …

Objective: To investigate the incidence and prognostic significance of fever on presentation
and during the subsequent 72 hours in patients with spontaneous supratentorial …

Complications after ischaemic stroke, including both neurological and medical
complications, are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Neurological complications …