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Stroke ; 55(4): 908-918, 2024 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38335240

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BACKGROUND: Small, randomized trials of patients with cervical artery dissection showed conflicting results regarding optimal stroke prevention strategies. We aimed to compare outcomes in patients with cervical artery dissection treated with antiplatelets versus anticoagulation. METHODS: This is a multicenter observational retrospective international study (16 countries, 63 sites) that included patients with cervical artery dissection without major trauma. The exposure was antithrombotic treatment type (anticoagulation versus antiplatelets), and outcomes were subsequent ischemic stroke and major hemorrhage (intracranial or extracranial hemorrhage). We used adjusted Cox regression with inverse probability of treatment weighting to determine associations between anticoagulation and study outcomes within 30 and 180 days. The main analysis used an as-treated crossover approach and only included outcomes occurring with the above treatments. RESULTS: The study included 3636 patients (402 [11.1%] received exclusively anticoagulation and 2453 [67.5%] received exclusively antiplatelets). By day 180, there were 162 new ischemic strokes (4.4%) and 28 major hemorrhages (0.8%); 87.0% of ischemic strokes occurred by day 30. In adjusted Cox regression with inverse probability of treatment weighting, compared with antiplatelet therapy, anticoagulation was associated with a nonsignificantly lower risk of subsequent ischemic stroke by day 30 (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 0.71 [95% CI, 0.45-1.12]; P=0.145) and by day 180 (adjusted HR, 0.80 [95% CI, 0.28-2.24]; P=0.670). Anticoagulation therapy was not associated with a higher risk of major hemorrhage by day 30 (adjusted HR, 1.39 [95% CI, 0.35-5.45]; P=0.637) but was by day 180 (adjusted HR, 5.56 [95% CI, 1.53-20.13]; P=0.009). In interaction analyses, patients with occlusive dissection had significantly lower ischemic stroke risk with anticoagulation (adjusted HR, 0.40 [95% CI, 0.18-0.88]; Pinteraction=0.009). CONCLUSIONS: Our study does not rule out the benefit of anticoagulation in reducing ischemic stroke risk, particularly in patients with occlusive dissection. If anticoagulation is chosen, it seems reasonable to switch to antiplatelet therapy before 180 days to lower the risk of major bleeding. Large prospective studies are needed to validate our findings.


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Dissecção Aórtica , Fibrilação Atrial , Dissecação da Artéria Carótida Interna , AVC Isquêmico , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Humanos , Inibidores da Agregação Plaquetária/uso terapêutico , Anticoagulantes/uso terapêutico , Fibrinolíticos/uso terapêutico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Dissecação da Artéria Carótida Interna/complicações , Dissecação da Artéria Carótida Interna/tratamento farmacológico , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/epidemiologia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/etiologia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/prevenção & controle , Hemorragia/induzido quimicamente , AVC Isquêmico/tratamento farmacológico , Artérias , Fibrilação Atrial/complicações , Resultado do Tratamento
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New Phytol ; 239(4): 1368-1383, 2023 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37306070

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Inorganic phosphate (Pi) is a necessary macronutrient for basic biological processes. Plants modulate their root system architecture (RSA) and cellular processes to adapt to Pi deprivation albeit with a growth penalty. Excess application of Pi fertilizer, on the contrary, leads to eutrophication and has a negative environmental impact. We compared RSA, root hair elongation, acid phosphatase activity, metal ion accumulation, and brassinosteroid hormone levels of Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) and Solanum pennellii, which is a wild relative of tomato, under Pi sufficiency and deficiency conditions to understand the molecular mechanism of Pi deprivation response in tomato. We showed that S. pennellii is partially insensitive to phosphate deprivation. Furthermore, it mounts a constitutive response under phosphate sufficiency. We demonstrate that activated brassinosteroid signaling through a tomato BZR1 ortholog gives rise to the same constitutive phosphate deficiency response, which is dependent on zinc overaccumulation. Collectively, these results reveal an additional strategy by which plants can adapt to phosphate starvation.


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Fosfatos , Solanum lycopersicum , Fosfatos/metabolismo , Brassinosteroides/farmacologia , Zinco , Plantas/metabolismo , Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas , Raízes de Plantas/metabolismo
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Clin Neurophysiol ; 162: 229-234, 2024 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38548493

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OBJECTIVE: Delirium is an acute cognitive disorder associated with multiple electroencephalographic (EEG) abnormalities in non-neurological patients, though specific EEG characteristics in patients with stroke remain unclear. We aimed to compare the prevalence of EEG abnormalities in stroke patients during delirium episodes with periods that did not correspond to delirium. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed clinical EEG reports for stroke patients who received daily delirium assessments as part of a prospective study. We compared the prevalence of EEG features corresponding to patient-days with vs. without delirium, including focal and generalized slowing, and focal and generalized epileptiform abnormalities (EAs). RESULTS: Among 58 patients who received EEGs, there were 192 days of both EEG and delirium monitoring (88% [n = 169] corresponding to delirium). Generalized slowing was significantly more prevalent on days with vs. without delirium (96% vs. 57%, p = 0.03), as were bilateral or generalized EAs (38% vs. 13%, p = 0.03). In contrast, focal slowing (53% vs. 74%, p = 0.11) and focal EAs were less prevalent on days with delirium (38% vs. 48%, p = 0.37), though these differences were not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: We found a higher prevalence of generalized but not focal EEG abnormalities in stroke patients with delirium. SIGNIFICANCE: These findings may reinforce the diffuse nature of delirium-associated encephalopathy, even in patients with discrete structural lesions.


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Delírio , Eletroencefalografia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Humanos , Delírio/epidemiologia , Delírio/fisiopatologia , Delírio/diagnóstico , Masculino , Eletroencefalografia/métodos , Feminino , Idoso , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/fisiopatologia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/complicações , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/epidemiologia , Prevalência , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Estudos Retrospectivos , Estudos Prospectivos
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Neurology ; 103(7): e209843, 2024 Oct 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39298709

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OBJECTIVES: Cervical artery dissection (CeAD) accounts for 25% of ischemic strokes in young adults. This study evaluated the benefits and harms of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) in patients presenting with spontaneous CeAD and acute ischemic stroke symptoms. METHODS: This analysis used data from the retrospective STOP-CAD study and included patients with spontaneous CeAD who presented within 1 day of acute ischemic stroke symptoms. Patients were dichotomized into those who received IVT and those managed without IVT. We assessed the association between IVT and 90-day functional independence (modified Rankin Scale scores 0-2) and the incidence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (ICH, defined as ICH causing new or worsening neurologic symptoms within 72 hours after CeAD diagnosis). RESULTS: This study included 1,653 patients from the original STOP-CAD cohort of 4,023. The median age was 49 years, and 35.1% were women; 512 (31.0%) received IVT. IVT was associated with 90-day functional independence (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.67, 95% CI 1.23-2.28, p = 0.001), but not with symptomatic ICH (aOR = 1.52, 95% CI 0.79-2.92, p = 0.215). DISCUSSION: In patients with spontaneous CeAD and suspected ischemic stroke, IVT improved functional outcomes, without increasing symptomatic ICH risk. These findings support current guideline recommendations to consider thrombolysis for otherwise eligible patients with CeAD. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE: This study provides Class III evidence that IVT significantly increases the probability of 90-day functional independence in patients with CeAD.


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Fibrinolíticos , AVC Isquêmico , Terapia Trombolítica , Dissecação da Artéria Vertebral , Humanos , Feminino , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Terapia Trombolítica/métodos , Adulto , Estudos Retrospectivos , AVC Isquêmico/tratamento farmacológico , Dissecação da Artéria Vertebral/tratamento farmacológico , Fibrinolíticos/administração & dosagem , Fibrinolíticos/uso terapêutico , Dissecação da Artéria Carótida Interna/tratamento farmacológico , Administração Intravenosa , Ativador de Plasminogênio Tecidual/administração & dosagem , Ativador de Plasminogênio Tecidual/uso terapêutico , Resultado do Tratamento , Hemorragias Intracranianas/induzido quimicamente , Hemorragias Intracranianas/epidemiologia , Hemorragias Intracranianas/etiologia
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J Neurosurg ; 138(1): 165-172, 2023 01 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35523263

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OBJECTIVE: Nonaneurysmal perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage (pmSAH) is considered to have a lower-risk pattern than other types of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). However, a minority of patients with pmSAH may harbor a causative posterior circulation aneurysm. To exclude this possibility, many institutions pursue exhaustive imaging. In this study the authors aimed to develop a novel predictive model based on initial noncontrast head CT (NCHCT) features to differentiate pmSAH from aneurysmal causes. METHODS: The authors retrospectively reviewed patients admitted to an academic center for treatment of a suspected aneurysmal SAH (aSAH) during the period from 2016 to 2021. Patients with a final diagnosis of pmSAH or posterior circulation aSAH were included. Using NCHCT, the thickness (continuous variable) and location of blood in basal cisterns and sylvian fissures (categorical variables) were compared between groups. A scoring system was created using features that were significantly different between groups. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was used to measure the accuracy of this model in predicting aneurysmal etiology. A separate patient cohort was used for external validation of this model. RESULTS: Of 420 SAH cases, 48 patients with pmSAH and 37 with posterior circulation aSAH were identified. Blood thickness measurements in the crural and ambient cisterns and interhemispheric and sylvian fissures and degree of extension into the sylvian fissure were all significantly different between groups (all p < 0.001). The authors developed a 10-point scoring model to predict aneurysmal causes with high accuracy (area under the curve [AUC] 0.99; 95% CI 0.98-1.00; OR per point increase 10; 95% CI 2.18-46.4). External validation resulted in persistently high accuracy (AUC 0.97; 95% CI 0.92-1.00) of this model. CONCLUSIONS: A risk stratification score using initial blood clot burden may accurately differentiate between aneurysmal and nonaneurysmal pmSAH. Larger prospective studies are encouraged to further validate this quantitative tool.


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Aneurisma , Modelos Estatísticos , Hemorragia Subaracnóidea , Humanos , Aneurisma/complicações , Aneurisma/diagnóstico por imagem , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Estudos Retrospectivos , Hemorragia Subaracnóidea/diagnóstico por imagem , Hemorragia Subaracnóidea/etiologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes
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