Sequential computed tomography (CT) scans were performed for up to 7 months on patients who presented with clinical evidence of lacunar infarction or ischemia. Sixty-nine percent of the patients ...

Long-term dual antiplatelet therapy has not been rigorously assessed in patients with specific ischemic stroke subtypes other than that associated with atrial fibrillation (JW Neurol Aug 11 2009).

He had previously experienced right cerebral lacunar infarction with good functional recovery and had also been a smoker. BPH first presented in the patient as acute urinary retention, complicated ...

Snelling, MDCertain types of strokes can damage the corona radiata. This bundle of nerve fibers in the brain carries information between cells in the outermost layer of the brain (cerebral cortex) and ...

cardioembolic stroke subtype, and AF, but not thrombotic or lacunar stroke. A significant dose-effect was observed between flossing frequency and the reduction in incident ischemic stroke.

Dental flossing is associated with a lower risk for ischemic and cardioembolic stroke and atrial fibrillation.