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The issue of stroke in young in India has long been of interest to neurologists in the country. The age group for stroke in young has been variable between different studies but perhaps should be restricted to 15-49 years as this age group tends to have a unique set of causes and risk factors. There

A stroke is still a major cause of long-term disability and the third largest killer in the world after heart attack and cancer. Inherited genetic variation has been shown to play a role in its pathogenesis and therefore, there is a need to identify the culprit genetic variants. They may provide

Stroke is a common medical emergency. There is limited knowledge about stroke at high altitude. We present the clinical profile of 30 cases of stroke at high altitude seen at our center between November 1998 to July 2000. A detailed neurological and systemic examination was carried out. Cases were

Stroke, a heterogeneous multifactorial disorder, is known to be a major cause of death and adult disability within both the developed and developing countries. Approximately 85% of stroke cases are ischemic, whereas the remaining 15% are hemorrhagic. It is caused by multiple genetic factors,

OBJECTIVE In view of the prevailing controversy about the role of Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T mutation in stroke and paucity of studies from India, this study has been undertaken to evaluate MTHFR C677T gene polymorphism in consecutive ischemic stroke patients and correlate

BACKGROUND Stroke may be caused by antiphospholipid antibodies (APL), especially in young persons without other risk factors. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of two clinically significant APL-anticardiolipin antibody (ACL) and lupus anticoagulants (LA) in young

OBJECTIVE To analyze the efficacy and safety of indigenous Tenecteplase in Indian elderly STEMI patients in a clinical setting. METHODS Post-licensure, observational, prescription event monitoring (PEM) study. RESULTS 2162 patients received weight-adjusted Tenecteplase injection. The data for

BACKGROUND Undocumented observations of ours suggested increased occurrence of strokes in the early hours of the morning and in the toilets where most Indians still squat. The present study has been designed to assess the validity of this observation and to identify the likely triggering factor in

UNASSIGNED The purpose of this study was to assess factors causing delay in treatment of acute stroke in a tertiary care institute in South India. UNASSIGNED All clinically suspected cases of acute stroke presenting to the emergency department over a period of 1 year were prospectively followed up