Stroke

"Stroke" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A group of pathological conditions characterized by sudden, non-convulsive loss of neurological function due to BRAIN ISCHEMIA or INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES. Stroke is classified by the type of tissue NECROSIS, such as the anatomic location, vasculature involved, etiology, age of the affected individual, and hemorrhagic vs. non-hemorrhagic nature. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp777-810)

Descriptor ID	D020521
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.300.775 C14.907.253.855
Concept/Terms	Stroke Stroke Strokes Cerebrovascular Accident Cerebrovascular Accidents CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident) CVAs (Cerebrovascular Accident) Cerebrovascular Apoplexy Apoplexy, Cerebrovascular Vascular Accident, Brain Brain Vascular Accident Brain Vascular Accidents Vascular Accidents, Brain Cerebrovascular Stroke Cerebrovascular Strokes Stroke, Cerebrovascular Strokes, Cerebrovascular Apoplexy Cerebral Stroke Cerebral Strokes Stroke, Cerebral Strokes, Cerebral Stroke, Acute Stroke, Acute Acute Stroke Acute Strokes Strokes, Acute Cerebrovascular Accident, Acute Acute Cerebrovascular Accident Acute Cerebrovascular Accidents Cerebrovascular Accidents, Acute

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Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Cerebrovascular Disorders [C10.228.140.300]
Stroke [C10.228.140.300.775]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Vascular Diseases [C14.907]
Cerebrovascular Disorders [C14.907.253]
Stroke [C14.907.253.855]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Stroke" by people in this website by year, and whether "Stroke" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 864 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 64 publications in 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	1	0	1
2000	7	0	7
2001	9	0	9
2002	10	4	14
2003	13	4	17
2004	11	10	21
2005	16	3	19
2006	15	6	21
2007	10	4	14
2008	15	8	23
2009	18	5	23
2010	28	8	36
2011	22	8	30
2012	23	8	31
2013	28	11	39
2014	39	14	53
2015	44	7	51
2016	40	12	52
2017	39	9	48
2018	34	7	41
2019	44	10	54
2020	43	9	52
2021	40	11	51
2022	61	3	64
2023	37	2	39
2024	21	12	33
2025	17	2	19
2026	0	2	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Stroke" by people in Profiles.

Marto JP, Shu L, Wu E, Mendel DM, Heldner MR, Kaufmann JE, Leker RR, Zedde M, Nehme A, Muppa J, Aguiar de Sousa D, Sousa JA, Fonseca AC, Nzwalo H, Romoli M, Salehi Omran S, Keser Z, Bavarsad Shahripour R, Kam W, Zubair AS, Saleh Velez FG, Elangovan C, Krishnaiah B, Metanis I, Pascarella R, Siegler JE, Rothstein A, Khazaal O, Antonenko K, Simpkins AN, Lester E, Crandall R, Rosa S, Soares M, Bakradze E, Willey JZ, Ghannam M, Samaniego EA, Elnazeir M, Klein P, Traenka C, Henninger N, Nguyen TN, Engelter ST, Yaghi S. Recurrent Cervical Artery Dissection Prevalence and Predictors: A Secondary Analysis of the STOP-CAD Study. Stroke. 2026 Apr; 57(4):876-882.

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Metanis I, Shu L, Akpokiere F, Jubran H, Mandel DM, Nolte CH, Siegler JE, Engelter ST, Mac Grory B, Frontera J, Khan M, Rothstein A, Schwartzmann Y, Marto JP, Zedde M, Poppe AY, Jubeh T, Keser Z, AlMajali M, Shalabi F, Henninger N, Antonenko K, Heldner MR, Rosa S, Khazaal O, E Kaufman J, Traenka C, Bakradze E, Zubair A, Ranasinghe T, Sousa JA, Mantovani GP, Simpkins AN, Omran SS, Sargento-Freitas J, Elnazeir M, de Sousa DA, Yaghi S, Leker RR. Effects of Intradural Extension of Extracranial Cervical Artery Dissection on Outcomes: A Secondary Analysis From the STOP-CAD Study. Ann Neurol. 2026 May; 99(5):1189-1197.

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Abu HO, Del Castillo FF, Wang W, Saczynski JS, Mehawej J, Tenes P, Tisminetzky M, Gurwitz J, Goldberg RJ, Dosa D, Kapoor A, McManus DD. The prevalence and burden of chronic kidney disease, patterns of anticoagulation prescribing, and major bleeding risk in older adults with atrial fibrillation. BMC Geriatr. 2025 Dec 28; 26(1):138.

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Tomppo L, Martinez-Majander N, Qureshi MM, Nguyen TN, Nogueira RG, Nagel S, Demeestere J, Puetz V, Henon H, Olive-Gadea M, Marto JP, Dusart A, Ringleb PA, Zaidat OO, Haussen DC, Mohammaden MH, Abdalkader M, Raymond J, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Sheth SA, Yamagami H, Ramos JN, Caparros F, Kaiser DPO, Ribo M, Salazar-Marioni S, Tanaka K, Virtanen P, Puri AS, Siegler JE, Zaidi SF, Jumaa M, Lin E, Mayol J, Ventura R, Winzer S, Klein P, Bellante F, Cespedes J, Wouters A, Masoud HE, Shu L, Castonguay AC, Herweh C, Cheng M, Hu W, Roy D, Yaghi S, Lemmens R, Cordonnier C, M?hlenbruch MA, Strbian D. Outcomes of Witnessed Versus Unwitnessed Patients With Stroke After Endovascular Therapy in the Extended Time Window. Stroke. 2026 Feb; 57(2):362-370.

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Armstrong E, Rai T, Katzenellenbogen JM, Thompson SJ, McAllister M, Ciccone N, Hersh D, Flicker L, Cadilhac DA, Godecke E, Hankey GJ, Drew N, Hayward C, Woods D, Robinson M, Lin I, Kratina S, White J, Coffin J. Healing Right Way: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Aiming to Enhance Quality of Life for Aboriginal Australian Survivors of Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury. Aust J Rural Health. 2025 Oct; 33(5):e70106.

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Lawal OD, Aronow HD, Shobayo F, Zhang Y, Hume AL, Taveira TH, Matson KL, Gold J, Wen X. Restarting Oral Anticoagulation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation After Admission for a Gastrointestinal Bleeding Event: Effectiveness and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Compared to Warfarin. Pharmacotherapy. 2025 Oct; 45(10):638-653.

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Lee D, Kim BS, Han K, Chang WH, Cho IY, Choi HL, Park JH, Chun S, Shin DW. Risk of Subsequent Diabetes Mellitus in Stroke Survivors According to Poststroke Disability Status and Stroke Type. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2025 Sep; 37(6-7):558-565.

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Sawalha K, Alakchar M, Mamas MA, Johnson D, Bhan A, Goldsweig AM. Safety of cardioversion without anticoagulation in patients' status post left atrial appendage occlusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2026 Mar; 84:105-109.

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Goldsweig AM, Glikson M, Joza J, Kavinsky CJ, Khalique O, Lakkireddy D, Mackensen GB, Naccarelli GV, Nair DG, Saw J, Sharma RP, Sherwood M, Szerlip M, Falck-Ytter Y, Morgan RL, Armah C, Firestone S, Fix A, Senerth E, Ellis CR. 2025 SCAI/HRS clinical practice guidelines on transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion. Heart Rhythm. 2025 Oct; 22(10):e1048-e1063.

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Mart?nez-Molina N, Pitk?niemi A, Siponkoski ST, Moisseinen N, Kuusela L, Laitinen S, S?rk?m? ER, Pekkola J, Melkas S, Schlaug G, Kleber B, Sihvonen AJ, S?rk?m? T. Functional neuroplasticity in chronic post-stroke aphasia following a singing intervention in a cross-over randomised trial. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 29; 15(1):27639.

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