International Journal of Stroke
@IntJStroke
International Journal of Stroke is the flagship publication for World Stroke Organization and aims to build a global stroke community @worldstrokeorg
🚨Breaking news!🚨 📈IJS has seen a major increase in impact factor this year! 🏅Our IF is now 8.7 and we are 10th out of 285 Clinical Neurology Journals! @WorldStrokeOrg @CamStroke

👉7T to investigate plaque features & LSA morphology in unexplained early neurological deterioration (END) in symptomatic MCA stenosis END risk factors: 🧠Larger infarct size ⬆️Higher LDL level ⭕️Plaques located at openings of LSA on MCA Read more here👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
Just Accepted 🇨🇳Study of mortality and years of life lost due to stroke in children and adolescents in China 📌Death burden of ICH was higher than that of SAH and IS 📌Mortality rate of ICH and SAH was higher among males aged 15-19 Read more here👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
Just Accepted! 🧠 📈 Study finds association between high periodontal disease risk and increased stroke risk 👉 Association partially mediated by inflammatory markers 👉 Interaction with genetic risk factors Read more here!👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

Just Accepted 🇨🇳Study of mortality and years of life lost due to stroke in children and adolescents in China 📌Death burden of ICH was higher than that of SAH and IS 📌Mortality rate of ICH and SAH was higher among males aged 15-19 Read more here👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
Just Accepted! 🧠 📈 Study finds association between high periodontal disease risk and increased stroke risk 👉 Association partially mediated by inflammatory markers 👉 Interaction with genetic risk factors Read more here!👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

📈 Study shows sex-specific models did not perform better than general SMA2SH2ERS risk prediction model Read more here! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Just Accepted! 🧠Study finds hemorrhagic transformation was associated with: ⏲️Onset-to-imaging time 🩸Presence of severe hypoperfusion ❌No interaction found between time & severe hypoperfusion Read more below👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117… @UPensato @johanna_ospel @AshuPJadhav

✍️New Narrative Review Article! 📈🧠The rising incidence of stroke in the young: epidemiology, causes and global impact Read it here👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
📈 Study shows sex-specific models did not perform better than general SMA2SH2ERS risk prediction model Read more here! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Just Accepted! 🧠Study finds hemorrhagic transformation was associated with: ⏲️Onset-to-imaging time 🩸Presence of severe hypoperfusion ❌No interaction found between time & severe hypoperfusion Read more below👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117… @UPensato @johanna_ospel @AshuPJadhav

✍️New Narrative Review Article! 📈🧠The rising incidence of stroke in the young: epidemiology, causes and global impact Read it here👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
#FlashbackFriday ! 🗺️🧠The World Stroke Organization Global Stroke Fact Sheet 2025 Link below👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… @WorldStrokeOrg @WorldStrokeEd

#FlashbackFriday ! 🧠🩸White matter hyperintensities are independently associated with systemic vascular aging and cerebrovascular dysfunction journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… @alastair_webb

#FlashbackFriday ⚫️⚪️Validation of the Black-&-White sign to predict intracerebral hematoma expansion in the multi-center PREDICT study cohort 👉The B&W sign: ⬆️predictive performance for predicting occurrence & severity of hematoma expansion journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… @UPensato

Just Accepted! 🧠New study finds no evidence that long-term neuroinflammation is associated with cognitive impairment after aneurysmal SAH 👉Microstructural damage may play a role Read more here!👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
🌏Prehospital stroke care in low- and middle-income countries: A World Stroke Organisation (WSO) Scientific Statement Read the key recommendations below!👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… @boschjacq
🧠⬆️Study finds patients with ischemic stroke & TIA are at high risk for future fractures 🦴Fractures after stroke/TIA were associated with death, poor functional outcome & ⬇️health-related quality of life Read more here!👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… @chris7ianb
👉Study finds increased unscheduled hospital readmission time was associated with: 🏠Living alone ⬆️Comorbidity burden ⬆️Frailty index 📈Stroke severity 🧠Stroke type ⏲️Longer initial hospital stay Read more here!👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
🧠Study of long-term outcome in young patients after ischemic stroke or TIA ⬆️Women had higher risk of post-stroke depression, anxiety & fatigue 🫀🚭Hypertension & smoking were modifiable risk factors contributing to worse outcome Read more here!👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
#FlashbackFriday ! 🗺️🧠The World Stroke Organization Global Stroke Fact Sheet 2025 Link below👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… @WorldStrokeOrg @WorldStrokeEd
