Objective To conduct a systematic review of studies reporting on the validity of International
Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes for identifying stroke in administrative data. Methods …

Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) accounts for approximately 10% of all strokes and causes
high morbidity and mortality. Rupture of the small perforating vessels of the cerebral arteries …

Background To investigate whether factors can be identified that significantly affect hospital
length of stay from those available in an electronic patient record system, using primary total …

Background and Purpose—Clinical trials have demonstrated improved 90-day outcomes for
patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with stent retriever thrombectomy plus tissue-type …

Background and Purpose—Little information exists on the epidemiology and patterns of
treatment of patients admitted to Brazilian hospitals with stroke. Our objective was to …

Background and Purpose—Accurate information about hospital resource utilization is
necessary for management of healthcare service. The purpose of this study was to …

Background In recent years, a series of initiatives have been launched to promote
intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and endovascular therapy (EVT) for acute ischaemic stroke …

The authors performed a multicenter prospective observational study to evaluate the
feasibility and safety of intravenous antihypertensive protocol for acute hypertension in …

Objectives: We investigated the incidence, clinical characteristics, outcome and factors
associated with aphasia and early improvement in acute ischemic stroke. Methods: We …

This trial is a multicenter open-labeled pilot trial to determine the tolerability and safety of
three escalating levels of antihypertensive treatment goals for acute hypertension in 60 …