Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association
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J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis · Aug 2020
Postoperative Functional Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Two Types of Adult Moyamoya Diseases.
To determine the functional outcomes in each period for adult ischemic and hemorrhagic Moyamoya disease (MMD) patients and identify prognostic factors. ⋯ MMD type had no significant effect on prognosis while both types of MMD patients showed overall significant improvements in functional outcomes after surgery. Different types of MMD patients have distinct prognostic factors for short-term and long-term functional outcomes.
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J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis · Aug 2020
Case ReportsCerebral venous thrombosis: A typical presentation of COVID-19 in the young.
Identify clinical and radiographic features of venous infarct as a presenting feature of COVID-19 in the young. ⋯ Although elderly patients with comorbidities are considered highest risk for COVID-19 neurologic complications, usually when systemic symptoms are severe, this case report emphasizes that young individuals are at risk for VTE with neurologic complications even when systemic symptoms are mild, likely induced by COVID-19 associated hypercoagulable state.