Vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) is commonly caused by vascular
injuries in cerebral large and small vessels and is a key driver of age-related cognitive …

Perioperative stroke is a potentially devastating complication in patients undergoing
noncardiac, nonneurological surgery. This scientific statement summarizes established risk …

The process of aging includes changes in cellular biology that affect local interactions
between cells and their environments and eventually propagate to systemic levels. In the …

La Enfermedad Vascular Cerebral (EVC) es una pérdida súbita de la función neurológica
como resultado de una alteración focal del flujo sanguíneo cerebral debido a una isquemia …

Background: There is still no precise knowledge of the causes of progression in patients with
acute ischemic stroke (AIS), and we are unable to predict patients at risk. Objective: To …

Despite ongoing advances in stroke imaging and treatment, ischemic and hemorrhagic
stroke continue to debilitate patients with devastating outcomes at both the personal and …

Accurate classification of stroke has significant impact on patient care and conduction of
stroke clinical trials. The current systems such as TOAST, SSS-TOAST, Korean TOAST, and …

Border zone or watershed infarcts are ischemic lesions that occur in characteristic locations
at the junction between two main arterial territories. These lesions constitute approximately …

In spite of the fact that a surgical procedure may have been performed for the appropriate
indication and in a technically perfect manner, patients are threatened by perioperative …

Perioperative stroke after noncardiac, nonneurosurgical procedures is more common than
generally acknowledged. It is reported to have an incidence of 0.05-7% of patients. Most are …