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Open AccessAssociation and temporal sequence of pneumonia and gastrointestinal bleeding after acute ischemic stroke
Stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) and gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) are common medical complications after stroke. The previous study suggested a strong association between SAP and GIB after stroke. However,...
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Porosity Changes in Thermally-Treated Bituminous Coal During Step-by-Step Crushing: Implications for Closed Pore Variations with Temperature
Coal has many closed pores that limit fluid escape. However, the evolution of these closed pores during pyrolysis has rarely been studied. Based on the method of opening closed pores through step-by-step crush...
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Open AccessCurrent smoking is associated with extracranial carotid atherosclerotic stenosis but not with intracranial large artery disease
Accumulating evidence has shown that cigarette smoking is an important risk factor for ischemic stroke. However, it is not clear about the potential mechanisms through which cigarette smoking affects stroke ri...
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Open AccessAsymptomatic Extracranial Artery Stenosis and the Risk of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Asymptomatic extracranial artery stenosis (ECAS) is a well-known risk factor for stroke events, but it remains unclear whether it has the same role in predicting cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, es...
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Open AccessWeb-based tool for dynamic functional outcome after acute ischemic stroke and comparison with existing models
Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is one of the leading causes of death and adult disability worldwide. In the present study, we aimed to develop a web-based risk model for predicting dynamic functional status at di...
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Open AccessRisk score to predict gastrointestinal bleeding after acute ischemic stroke
Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is a common and often serious complication after stroke. Although several risk factors for post-stroke GIB have been identified, no reliable or validated scoring system is curre...
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Open AccessA novel risk score to predict 1-year functional outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage and comparison with existing scores
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is one of leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Several predictive models have been developed for ICH; however, none of them have been consistently use...
