ischaemic stroke
collocation in Englishmeaningsofischaemicandstroke
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ischaemic
adjective
uk/ɪˈskiː.mɪk/us/ɪˈskiː.mɪk/
relating to ischaemia (= a medical problem in which there is not enough blood flowing to a part of ...
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stroke
noun
uk/strəʊk/us/stroʊk/
a sudden change in the blood supply to a part of the brain, sometimes causing a loss of the ability to move particular parts of ...
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(Definition ofischaemicandstrokefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Randomised controlled trial of streptokinase, aspirin, and combination of both in treatment of acuteischaemicstroke.
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The antiphospholipid antibody is implicated in 7% ofischaemicstrokepatients,25 and in 18% of those under 60.
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Although hyperhomocysteinaemia may causeischaemicstroke, therapy aimed at lowering homocysteine level has shown only marginal benefits.
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The epidemiology for stroke was less clear, with a positive association forischaemicstrokeand a negative one for haemorrhage stroke.
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Brain-damaged subjects were included if they experienced a singleepisode cerebrovascular accident (ischaemicstrokeor haemorrhagic infarct) localized in one hemisphere.
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Allocation to 40mg of simvastatin was associated with a highly significant 28% reduction in furtherischaemicstrokeevents, with no effect on haemorrhagic s troke.
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The main benefit is the reduction in recurrentischaemicstroke.
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Because haemorrhagic strokes were not distinguished separately, this may obscure any relationship between cholesterol andischaemicstroke.
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The trial found that patients on clopidogrel had an annual risk ofischaemicstroke, myocardial infarction or vascular death of 5.32% compared to 5.83% for those on aspirin.
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On the basis of current evidence, the case for the introduction of measuring the level of homocysteine in patients withischaemicstrokeinto routine clinical practice is not supported.
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T hey reported that higher levels of cholesterol were associated with a better outcome in the first month after anischaemicstroke.
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Immediate anticoagulation has not been shown to be beneficial f or any s ub-group ofischaemicstroke.
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Multinational randomised controlled trial of lubeluzole in acuteischaemicstroke.
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Excessive yawning in multiple sclerosis and brain stemischaemicstrokemay link these different disorders because of common neurological pathways and hormone levels.
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