The following is a summary of “Clinical and imaging risk factors for early neurological deterioration and long-term ...

The cytoarchitecture of subcortical brain structures, however, holds incredible complexity with distinct cortical projections reflective of the brain’s modular organization facilitating adaptive ...

Having high blood glucose levels can harm blood vessels over time. A damaged blood vessel in the brain may become blocked or break, which causes a stroke. A stroke is an emergency condition that can ...

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Commonly prescribed treatment options to prevent recurrent stroke include aspirin, clopidogrel, and an aspirin/dipyridamole combination. In the double-blind randomized PRoFESS trial, 20,332 ...

2 Department of Radiology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands 3 Department of Neurology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands Correspondence to Professor Nick C Fox, ...