On Episode 15 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the April 2022 issue of Stroke: “Kawasaki Disease May Increase the Risk of Subsequent Cerebrovascular Disease” and “Effect of Moderate and Severe Persistent Hyperglycemia on Outcomes in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage.” She also interviews Dr. François Gros-Louis about his article “Moyamoya Disease Susceptibility Gene RNF213 Regulates Endothelial Barrier Function.” Dr. Negar...

On Episode 14 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the March 2022 issue of Stroke: “Natural Course of Cerebral Cavernous Malformations in Children” and “Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (ACTION-CVT).” She also interviews Dr. Mohammad Anadani about his article “Magnitude of Blood Pressure Change After Endovascular Therapy and Outcomes.” Dr. Negar Asdaghi:                        1) Are direct oral...

On Episode 13 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the February 2022 issue of Stroke: “Cannabis Use and Delayed Cerebral Ischemia After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage” and “Infertility, Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and the Risk of Stroke Among Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” She also interviews Dr. Pierre Amarenco about his article “Intracranial Hemorrhage in the TST Trial.” Dr. Negar Asdaghi: 1) Can marijuana use increase the risk...

On Episode 12 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the January 2022 issue of Stroke: “Efficacy of Intravenous Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Motor Recovery After Ischemic Stroke: A Neuroimaging Study” and “Cumulative Concussion and Odds of Stroke in Former National Football League Players.” She also interviews Dr. Mike Sharma about his article “Frequency and Patterns of Brain Infarction in Patients With Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: NAVIGATE...

On Episode 11 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the December 2021 issue of Stroke: “Baseline Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis in the CREST-2 Trial” and “Serious Adverse Events and Their Impact on Functional Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke in the WAKE-UP Trial.” She also interviews Dr. Mark Parsons about his article “Stroke Patients With Faster Core Growth Have Greater Benefit From Endovascular Therapy.”

On Episode 10 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the November 2021 issue of Stroke: “Biomarkers of Coagulation and Inflammation in COVID-19–Associated Ischemic Stroke” and “Treatment-Associated Stroke in Patients Undergoing Endovascular Therapy in the ARUBA Trial.” She also interviews Dr. S. Claiborne Johnston about “Ischemic Benefit and Hemorrhage Risk of Ticagrelor-Aspirin Versus Aspirin in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic

On Episode 9 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the October 2021 issue of Stroke: “Endovascular Therapy of Anterior Circulation Tandem Occlusions” and “Automated Perfusion-Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Childhood Arterial Ischemic Stroke.” She also interviews Dr. Sepideh Amin-Hanjani about her article “Outcome Following Hemorrhage From Cranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae.”

On Episode 8 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the September 2021 issue of Stroke: “Risk of Fractures in Stroke Patients Treated With a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor” and “Carotid Plaques From Symptomatic Patients Are Characterized by Local Increase in Xanthine Oxidase Expression.” She also interviews Drs. Jukka Putaala and Markku Kaste about their article “Should Tenecteplase be Given in Clinical Practice for Acute Ischemic Stroke...

On Episode 7 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the August 2021 issue of Stroke: “Stroke Risks in Adult Survivors of Preterm Birth: National Cohort and Cosibling Study” and “Roles of Phytoestrogen in the Pathophysiology of Intracranial Aneurysm.” She also interviews Drs. Nirav Bhatt and Diogo Haussen about their article “Reliability of Field Assessment Stroke Triage for Emergency Destination Scale Use by Paramedics: Mobile Stroke Unit First-Year...

On Episode 6 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the July 2021 issue of Stroke: “Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Intracranial Dolichoectasia in Individuals With Ischemic Stroke” and “Dose Escalation and Safety of Capsaicin for Cerebral Perfusion Augmentation.” She also interviews Dr. Osama Zaidat about his article “Impact of Age and Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score 0 to 5 on Mechanical Thrombectomy Outcomes.”

On Episode 5 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the June 2021 issue of Stroke: "Preexisting Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, and Receipt of Treatments for Acute Ischemic Stroke” and “Body Mass Index in 1.9 Million Adolescents and Stroke in Young Adulthood.” She also interviews Dr. Shyam Prabhakaran, from the University of Chicago, about his article "Predictors of Early Infarct Recurrence in Patients With Symptomatic Intracranial...

On Episode 4 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two featured articles from the May 2021 issue of Stroke: “Association of Serum IL-6 With Functional Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage” and “SARS-CoV-2 and Stroke Characteristics: A Report from the Multinational COVID-19 Stroke Study Group.” This episode also features a conversation with Dr. Alvaro Garcia-Tornel Garcia-Camba to discuss his article “Ischemic Core Overestimation on Computed Tomography Perfusion.”

On Episode 3 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two featured articles from the April 2021 issue of Stroke. This episode also features a conversation with Dr. Simon Nagel, from Heidelberg University in Germany, to discuss his article “Predictors for Failure of Early Neurological Improvement After Successful Thrombectomy in the Anterior Circulation.”

On Episode 2 of the Stroke Alert podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two featured articles from the March 2021 issue of Stroke. This episode also features a conversation with Dr. Joan Montaner from Neurovascular Research Laboratory at the Universitat Autònoma in Barcelona, Spain, to discuss his article “D-Dimer as Predictor of Large Vessel Occlusion in Acute Ischemic Stroke.”

Each podcast begins by posing key takeaway questions from featured articles in the current issue of Stroke. This is followed by a brief summary and analysis of these articles, as well as an interview with the author of one of these featured articles or with one of the Stroke editors.