Stroke remains the second-leading cause of death and the third-leading cause of disability worldwide. Of the two types of stroke: ischemic and hemorrhagic, the former accounts for more than 80% of strokes, while the latter is always more disabling and lethal. Despite ongoing efforts to explore effective management and prevention strategies, the annual number and burden of stroke continue to grow worldwide, especially in low-income and middle-income countries.
More and more attention has been paid to good strategies resulting in favorable outcomes for all types of stroke. Multiple therapies, including thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy, and surgical interventions, are applied in clinical practice. Despite the predictive capacity improvement, the choice of these therapies may be influenced by multiple factors consisting of the time windows and possibly brings out unpredictable adverse effects. Thus, it will be more helpful if a predictor can rapidly identify the risks that affect the outcomes and treatment effectiveness after stroke. The management strategies according to the effective prediction may provide more clinical benefits.
This Research Topic aims to investigate the predictors and effective management strategies that can predict and improve stroke outcomes. We especially encourage the studies with the combination of them. The article types include Original Research, Systematic Review, and Mini Review. The research areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Neuroimaging markers that predict the outcomes of stroke
- Predictors from body fluids, including blood, cerebrospinal fluid, etc.
- Predicting the outcomes with a combination of several markers from radiology, blood samples, and clinical features or using prediction scores
- Predictors of dynamic changes
- Medical therapeutics that improve the outcomes of stroke
- Surgical therapeutics, including craniotomy, minimally invasive surgery, interventional surgery, etc.
- Other therapeutics, including novel treatments, only evidence-based articles, and methodologically correct studies will be considered
- Multiple indicators for evaluating the outcomes of stroke, including neurological, cognitive, and psychological functions
- Studies on therapeutic strategies using the predictor(s) for choice or inclusion criterion
Stroke remains the second-leading cause of death and the third-leading cause of disability worldwide. Of the two types of stroke: ischemic and hemorrhagic, the former accounts for more than 80% of strokes, while the latter is always more disabling and lethal. Despite ongoing efforts to explore effective management and prevention strategies, the annual number and burden of stroke continue to grow worldwide, especially in low-income and middle-income countries.
More and more attention has been paid to good strategies resulting in favorable outcomes for all types of stroke. Multiple therapies, including thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy, and surgical interventions, are applied in clinical practice. Despite the predictive capacity improvement, the choice of these therapies may be influenced by multiple factors consisting of the time windows and possibly brings out unpredictable adverse effects. Thus, it will be more helpful if a predictor can rapidly identify the risks that affect the outcomes and treatment effectiveness after stroke. The management strategies according to the effective prediction may provide more clinical benefits.
This Research Topic aims to investigate the predictors and effective management strategies that can predict and improve stroke outcomes. We especially encourage the studies with the combination of them. The article types include Original Research, Systematic Review, and Mini Review. The research areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Neuroimaging markers that predict the outcomes of stroke
- Predictors from body fluids, including blood, cerebrospinal fluid, etc.
- Predicting the outcomes with a combination of several markers from radiology, blood samples, and clinical features or using prediction scores
- Predictors of dynamic changes
- Medical therapeutics that improve the outcomes of stroke
- Surgical therapeutics, including craniotomy, minimally invasive surgery, interventional surgery, etc.
- Other therapeutics, including novel treatments, only evidence-based articles, and methodologically correct studies will be considered
- Multiple indicators for evaluating the outcomes of stroke, including neurological, cognitive, and psychological functions
- Studies on therapeutic strategies using the predictor(s) for choice or inclusion criterion