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Early Onset Stroke Due To Fibromuscular Dysplasia In A Child, Selçuk Çomoğlu, Yavuz Gürer
Early Onset Stroke Due To Fibromuscular Dysplasia In A Child, Selçuk Çomoğlu, Yavuz Gürer
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a rare, idiopathic and nonatheromatous disease. Definitive diagnosis is made only by angiography, which is characterized by a "string of beads" appearance. In this article, we present the rare entity of early-onset thromboembolic stroke due to FMD in a case who was found to have a carotid artery lesion in angiography. Antiaggregant therapy was given (300 mg/oral/day) and partial improvement was observed on follow-up.
Cerebrovascular Risk Factors And Stroke Subtypes In Different Age Groups: A Hospital-Based Study, Göksel Somay, Pinar Topaloğlu, Hakan Somay, Özlem Araal, Güli̇stan Uşak Halaç, Murat Bulkan
Cerebrovascular Risk Factors And Stroke Subtypes In Different Age Groups: A Hospital-Based Study, Göksel Somay, Pinar Topaloğlu, Hakan Somay, Özlem Araal, Güli̇stan Uşak Halaç, Murat Bulkan
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
We prospectively studied the characteristics of 401 patients with first-ever-in-a lifetime stroke who have been admitted consecutively into stroke care unit. During the evaluation of distribution according to age, patients were divided into 7 age groups with 10-year intervals. It was determined that ischemic stroke was mostly seen in the age group 71-80 (32.2%) and the age group 61-70(28.2%). The major risk factor of ischemic stroke was hypertension, followed by diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, smoking and hypercholesterolemia. The three most frequent etiologic categories were small-vessel disease, atherosclerotic large vessel disease and cardioembolism. The anatomical distribution of ischemic stroke were …
Cardioembolic Strokes In Eastern Iran And The Importance Of Rheumatic Valvular Disease, Kavian Ghandehari, Zahra Izadi Mood
Cardioembolic Strokes In Eastern Iran And The Importance Of Rheumatic Valvular Disease, Kavian Ghandehari, Zahra Izadi Mood
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Rheumatic valvular disease is a common complication of rheumatic fever in children in developing countries. Later in life, rheumatic valvular disease becomes an important modifiable risk factor of stroke. The incidence of rheumatic valvular disease and its complications are unknown in Iran. Materials and Methods: This is a prospective study of 302 consecutive patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Iran with a diagnosis of non-hemorrhagic stroke from June 2003 to June 2005. All patients underwent diagnostic work-up to determine stroke etiology according to clinical indications. Diagnosis and classification of stroke were made according to World Health Organization …