Ann Stroke Vasc Neurol. 2020;1(1):asvn-01-1003 | Open Access
Baule A, Caddeo A, Mongili C, Sanna A, Zanda B, Manca A and Deiana G
Background: Intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase was historically used to treat ischemic strokeonly when symptoms onset was less than 4.5 hours. In 2018, October, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published “WAKE UP Trial (WUT)”, which suggests benefit and safety of alteplase even for ischemic stroke with unknowntime of onset and DWI/FLAIR mismatch detection at brain MRI. Since ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Dec 07, 2020 PDF
Ann Stroke Vasc Neurol. 2020;1(1):ASVN-01-1002 | Open Access
Alyssa Caplan and Atul Sharma
Internal Carotid Artery Dissection (ICAD) is a tear involving the intimal layer of the blood vessel resulting in intramural hematoma or aneurysmal dilatation. Although ICAD is an uncommon entity and the clinical presentations are often benign, dissections are the most common cause of stroke in young patients, accounting for about 10% of all strokes in this population. Although typically following minor ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Oct 09, 2020 PDF
Ann Stroke Vasc Neurol. 2020;1(1):ASVN-01-1001 | Open Access
Raut TP, Patil LN, Shrivastava M, Sanghai G, Shah P, Ansari K, Gholap G, Shaikh S
Aneurysmal bleed commonly results in subarachnoid hemorrhage. Rarely can it manifest as acute subdural hemorrhage. The presentation can be of varied severity which includes acute severe headaches, altered sensorium with rapid neurological deterioration if SDH worsens causing mass effect and signs of herniation. Here we report case of a 48 year old male presented with acute severe headache, vomiting followed by ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Jul 09, 2020 PDF