Ischemic Stroke: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Neurology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 November 2025) | Viewed by 1307
Special Issue Editors
Interests: stroke; neuroimaging; neurointerventional; angiography; rare neurovascular disorders; small vessel disease
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Interests: MRI; angiography; vascular imaging; acute stroke treatment; rare neurovascular diseases; CVT; CAA; hemorrhagic stroke
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Stroke is still a predominant cause of mortality and the first cause of disability worldwide. In the last decade, the outcome of ischemic stroke has significantly improved due to the advancement of established and scientifically supported treatments. These therapies have expanded intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular thrombectomy, initiated the transition from alteplase to tenecteplase, and reinforced the importance of Stroke Units as treatment venues. This is likely the first case in which a treatment modality demonstrated the value of therapy in changing patients’ outcomes. Nevertheless, several gaps remain in ischemic stroke management and knowledge. These include diagnostic, therapeutic, and care pathway organization in different aspects of this complex and variable disease. These gaps exist in various age groups, males and females, rare causes, frequent but neglected conditions, large and medium vessel occlusions, small vessel diseases, highly organized settings, and low-resource situations. This Special Issue aims to collect contributions from clinical practice to highlight and overcome these gaps, identify them, and propose solutions.
Dr. Maria Luisa Zedde
Dr. Rosario Pascarella
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ischemic stroke
- diagnosis
- treatment
- stroke unit
- stroke care
- stroke etiology
- thrombolysis
- EVT
- rare causes of stroke
- cerebral vein thrombosis
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