Gabriele Prandin

Systemic inflammatory profiles associated with early EEG abnormalities following ischemic stroke: a cohort study

Abstract Background Post-stroke inflammation (PSI) contributes to acute brain injury and may influence early electroencephalographic (EEG) abnormalities after ischemic stroke. Although systemic inflammatory biomarkers have prognostic value, their association with specific EEG pat...

Decoding the causes of ischemic stroke despite ongoing oral anticoagulation and their clinical impact: the ASPERA-R study

BACKGROUND: Oral anticoagulants (OACs), including vitamin K antagonists and direct OACs, reduce stroke risk in atrial fibrillation (AF), yet breakthrough ischemic stroke still occurs in 1-2% of patients annually despite adequate therapy. The mechanisms underlying these events rem...

CT Perfusion in lacunar stroke: a powerful tool to enhance lacunar stroke detection and prediction of patients’ outcome

INTRODUCTION: Lacunar strokes are caused by occlusion of small penetrating arteries. Although CT perfusion (CTP) is widely used in the acute settings, automated core/penumbra software often fails to detect lacunar perfusion abnormalities, so its diagnostic and prognostic roles re...