European Stroke Journal

Article	Citations
Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in early central retinal artery occlusion	197
Elevated acute-phase plasma levels of S100A12 [EN-RAGE] are associated with vascular recurrence after ischemic stroke	188
Once- versus twice-daily direct oral anticoagulants after ischemic stroke in atrial fibrillation – A post-hoc analysis of the ELAN trial	185
Flow diverter treatment for saccular unruptured intracranial aneurysms: A systematic review focussing on study quality and initial outcomes	112
Regular medication as a risk factor for intracranial aneurysms: A comparative case–control study	109
Heart-Stroke Team: A multidisciplinary assessment of patent foramen ovale-associated stroke	103
Aneurysm treatment within 6 h versus 6–24 h after rupture in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage	82
The mini-Oxford cognitive screen (Mini-OCS): A very brief cognitive screen for use in chronic stroke	70
Intensified post-stroke care improves long-term dysphagia recovery after acute ischemic stroke: Results from the STROKE CARD trial	56
Predictors of outcome and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in acute basilar artery occlusions: Analysis of the PC-SEARCH thrombectomy registry	52
Quality metrics in the management of acute stroke in Greece during the first 5 years of Registry of Stroke Care Quality (RES-Q) implementation	51
Endovascular treatment in patients with acute ischemic stroke and cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis	50
Effect of admission time on provision of acute stroke treatment at stroke units and stroke centers—An analysis of the Swiss Stroke Registry	48
Safety and clinical outcomes of endovascular therapy versus medical management in late presentation of large ischemic stroke	47
Costs of post-stroke dysphagia during acute hospitalization from a health-insurance perspective	43
Outcomes of different anesthesia techniques in nonagenarians treated with mechanical thrombectomy for anterior circulation large vessel occlusion: An inverse probability weighting analysis	39
Reliability of ABC/2 volumetric estimation in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage for hematoma expansion prediction scores	37
Point-of-care ultrasound of the common carotid arteries for detection of large vessel occlusion stroke: Results of the POCUS-LVO study	35
Initial intraventricular involvement and early intracerebral hematoma retraction: The “ventricular washout”	35
Perispinal Etanercept to improve STroke Outcomes (PESTO): Protocol for a multicenter, international, randomized placebo-controlled trial	35
Author response: “Timing of oral anticoagulants initiation for atrial fibrillation after acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis”	34
Three-year adherence to secondary prevention and vascular risk control after ischemic stroke	32
Intravenous thrombolysis or antiplatelet therapy for acute nondisabling ischemic stroke: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	31
Adjusted horizontal stacked bar graphs (“Grotta bars”) for consistent presentation of observational stroke study results	31
What factors contribute towards ambulance on-scene times for suspected stroke patients? An observational study	31

Automated DWI-FLAIR mismatch assessment in stroke using DWI only	29
Prediction of delayed reperfusion in patients with incomplete reperfusion following thrombectomy	29
ESO annual stroke evidence update 2025	28
Effects of Mobile Stroke Unit dispatch on blood pressure management and outcomes in patients with intracerebral haematoma: Results from the Berlin_Prehospital Or Usual Care Delivery in acute Stroke (B	28
European Stroke Organisation (ESO) Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of patent foramen ovale (PFO) after stroke	26
Temporal trends in results of endovascular treatment of anterior intracranial large cerebral vessel occlusion: A 7-year study	26
Fluid excess on intensive care unit after mechanical thrombectomy after acute ischemic stroke is associated with unfavorable neurological and functional outcomes: An observational cohort study	26
Early versus Late initiation of direct oral Anticoagulants in post-ischaemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillatioN (ELAN): Protocol for an international, multicentre, randomised-controlled, two-arm	26
Cerebral thrombus analysis as a useful diagnostic tool for infective endocarditis in ischemic stroke patients	24
The mini-Oxford cognitive screen (Mini-OCS): A very brief cognitive screen for use in chronic stroke	23
ERRATUM to Vitamin K antagonist versus novel oral anticoagulants for management of cervical artery dissection: Interactive systematic review and meta-analysis	23
ESOC 2022 Abstract Book	23
Response to Xu et al: Time-to-event analysis, data variability, and consideration of model selection: Considerations in relation to stroke-heart syndrome	23
Screening for intracranial aneurysms in persons ⩾35 years with hypertension and atherosclerotic disease who smoke(d)	22
Improving neurological outcome for acute basilar artery occlusion with sufficient recanalization after thrombectomy by intraarterial tenecteplase (INSIST-IT): Rationale and design	22
Pre-hospital treatment duration and efficacy of remote ischaemic conditioning in the RESIST randomised-controlled trial	22
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and reproducibility in stroke research	22
What would other emergency stroke teams do? Using explainable machine learning to understand variation in thrombolysis practice	22
Correction to:	21
Predictors of severe intracerebral hemorrhage expansion	21
Incidence and clinical outcomes of perforations during mechanical thrombectomy for medium vessel occlusion in acute ischemic stroke: A retrospective, multicenter, and multinational study	21
Research letter: An updated survey of intra-arterial mechanical thrombectomy service provision in England	21
Association between door-to-needle time and outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis plus mechanical thrombectomy: Analysis from the Italian Registry of Endovas	20
Acute astrocytic reaction is associated with 3-month functional outcome after stroke treated with endovascular therapy	20
Timing of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage after endovascular stroke treatment	19
Deep learning-based automated segmentation of intracerebral haemorrhage, intraventricular haemorrhage and perihaematomal oedema on non-contrast CT	19
Conducting descriptive epidemiology and causal inference studies using observational data: A 10-point primer for stroke researchers	19
The impact of a comprehensive national policy on improving acute stroke patient care in Lithuania	19
Stroke-point-of-care ultrasound: a new holistic approach to bedside evaluation in stroke patients using ultrasound	19
Incremental value of serum neurofilament light chain and glial fibrillary acidic protein as blood-based biomarkers for predicting functional outcome in severe acute ischemic stroke	19
Clinical outcome following best medical management in acute stroke with a proximal isolated occlusion of the anterior cerebral artery: an international multicentre study	19
Tenecteplase in Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Study (TenCRAOS): Protocol for a randomized-controlled trial	18
Genotype-phenotype correlations in a Scottish CADASIL cohort and comparison with sporadic small vessel disease	18
Outcomes of arteriovenous malformation patients with multiple versus single feeders: A multicenter retrospective study with propensity-score matching	18
Intravenous thrombolysis in young adults with ischemic stroke: A cohort study from the international TRISP collaboration	17
Thrombectomy for medium-sized cerebral vessel occlusion: Size does matter	17
ERRATUM to Pressor therapy in acute ischaemic stroke: An updated systematic review	17
Safety of endovascular therapy in ischemic stroke patients ⩾90 years: A cohort study from the EVA-TRISP collaboration	17
Is NEWS of value for patients with acute stroke?	17
Flow diverter treatment for saccular unruptured intracranial aneurysms: A systematic review focussing on study quality and initial outcomes	17
Too noisy, too dark: sleep environment at a typical stroke unit	16
Safety and effectiveness of IV Thrombolysis in retinal artery occlusion: A multicenter retrospective cohort study	16
Impact of cerebral small vessel disease burden and drug level at admission on direct oral anticoagulant associated intracerebral hemorrhage	16
Atherosclerosis in patients with cervical artery dissection	16
Characteristics and outcomes of cerebral venous thrombosis associated with COVID-19	16
Flow restoration during mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusion is associated with an immediate reduction of systemic blood pressure	16
Prolonged cardiac monitoring for stroke prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled clinical trials	16
Stroke thrombectomy in the elderly: A propensity score matched study on a nationwide real-world registry	16
Antithrombotic drugs for carotid artery dissection: Updated systematic review	16
Sex-related differences in the applicability and performance of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in the acute phase of stroke	15

Comment on the article “Timing of oral anticoagulants initiation for atrial fibrillation after acute ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis”	15
Factors associated with oral anticoagulant non-use at first ischemic stroke in atrial fibrillation: A nationwide study	15
Becoming a thrombectomy-capable stroke center: Clinical and medico-economical effectiveness at the hospital level	15
Reliability of CT, DECT, and MRI for the diagnosis of hemorrhagic transformation after thrombectomy	15
Author Index	15
Frontline aspiration versus stent retriever thrombectomy for M2 occlusions: Insights from the STAR registry	14
Endovascular treatment for acute basilar artery occlusion due to different stroke etiologies of large artery atherosclerosis and cardioembolism	14
Family history of stroke and cardiovascular diseases in early-onset cryptogenic ischaemic stroke	14
11th European Stroke Organisation Conference Abstracts – 21-23 May 2025, Helsinki, Finland: Late Breaking Abstracts	14
BP-METROLOGY: non-invasive continuous blood pressure monitoring to predict haemorrhagic transformation after endovascular thrombectomy	14
Cost-effectiveness of CT perfusion for patients with acute ischemic stroke (CLEOPATRA)-Study protocol for a healthcare evaluation study	14
Prediction of response to thrombolysis in acute stroke using neural network analysis of CT perfusion imaging	13
Response to letter to the editor: Antithrombotic treatment of cervical arterial dissection: Big data needed to inform long-term management	13
Off-label thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke patients: Frequencies and outcome compared to on-label and no treatment	13
A novel biomarker panel index improves risk stratification after ischemic stroke	13
Immigration status and utilization of secondary preventive treatment after ischemic stroke	13
Hemorrhagic transformation during inter-hospital transfer for thrombectomy: Incidence, associated factors, and relationship with outcome	13
Large regional variation in endovascular thrombectomy rates for acute ischemic stroke in Sweden	13
Patent foramen ovale closure in elderly patients: Addressing challenges in real-world study and clarifying methodology	13
Atrial fibrillation and short-term outcomes after cancer-related ischemic stroke	13
Initiation of direct oral anticoagulation after reperfusion therapy in ischemic stroke in clinical practice: Results from Sits-International Stroke Registry	13
Association of CRP levels and clinical and radiological outcomes in patients with large-vessel occlusion stroke: A MR CLEAN Registry study	12
Endovascular treatment in patients with renal dysfunction: results of the MR CLEAN Registry	12
Symptomatic Carotid Atheroma Inflammation Lumen-stenosis score compared with Oxford and Essen risk scores to predict recurrent stroke in symptomatic carotid stenosis	12
ERRATUM to Express improvement of acute stroke care accessibility in large regions using a centralized telestroke network	12
Biomarkers to improve functional outcome prediction after ischemic stroke: Results from the SICFAIL, STRAWINSKI, and PREDICT studies	12
Swiss trial of decompressive craniectomy versus best medical treatment of spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral haemorrhage (SWITCH): an international, multicentre, randomised-controlled, two-arm,	12
Lobar intracerebral hemorrhage and risk of subsequent uncontrolled blood pressure	12
Arterial ischaemic stroke in adolescents and very young adults—results of a European cohort	12
Endovascular treatment for isolated cervical internal carotid artery occlusion: ETIICA study	12
Safety and efficacy of remote ischemic conditioning for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (SERIC-ICH): A multicenter, randomized, parallel-controlled clinical trial study design and protocol	12
Once- versus twice-daily direct oral anticoagulants after ischemic stroke in atrial fibrillation – A post-hoc analysis of the ELAN trial	11
The 6-months follow-up of the TREAT-CAD trial: Aspirin versus anticoagulation for stroke prevention in patients with cervical artery dissection	11
Author Index	11
Response Letter to Senta Frol et al. regarding our paper, “Rescue therapy after failed thrombectomy in medium/distal vessel occlusions: A retrospective analysis of an international, multi-center regis	11
Impact of central adjudication of the score on the modified Rankin Scale in an international, randomized, acute stroke trial	11
Editorial comment on ‘Impact on functional outcome of an adaptive Stroke Unit based system of care for patients undergoing endovascular treatment during pandemic times’ by Equiza J et al. published Eu	11
ESOC 2023 – Late Breaking Abstracts	11
Impact of prodromal symptoms on the prognosis of patients with basilar artery occlusion treated with mechanical thrombectomy	11
Prevalence of vessel wall abnormalities and the risk of recurrent vascular events in young patients with stroke	11
Risk of stroke in patients with prior VKA or DOAC: A population-based real-world registry analysis	11
One-year functional outcome of the Flying Intervention Team versus patient interhospital transfer in acute ischaemic stroke	11
Ultra-early computed tomography markers of haematoma expansion: Potential trial targets?	11
Long-term risk-factor control and secondary prevention are insufficient after first TIA: Results from QregPV	11
Corrigendum to: Optimizing mobile stroke unit deployment: A strategic case study in the greater Oslo area	11
Global expert consensus on the importance of secondary stroke prevention: challenges, care coordination and unmet needs for non-cardioembolic ischaemic stroke survivors	11
ERRATUM to Oral anticoagulation versus antiplatelet therapy for secondary stroke prevention in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source: A systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Optimizing mobile stroke unit deployment: A strategic case study in the greater Oslo area	10
Anakinra in cerebral haemorrhage to target secondary injury resulting from neuroinflammation (ACTION): Study protocol of a phase II randomised clinical trial	10
European Stroke Organisation (ESO) Guidelines on Moyamoya angiopathy Endorsed by Vascular European Reference Network (VASCERN)	10
Left ventricular disease as a risk factor for adverse outcomes and stroke recurrence in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source	10
Intravenous alteplase in minor nondisabling ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Are lacunar infarcts associated with a “susceptibility vessel sign”? A 7-tesla magnetic resonance imaging study	10
Carotid Artery Stenting during Endovascular treatment of acute ischemic Stroke (CASES) study protocol for a multicenter randomized clinical trial	10
Endovascular Acute Stroke Intervention–Tandem Occlusion (EASI-TOC) study: protocol and rationale	10
European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guideline on screening for subclinical atrial fibrillation after stroke or transient ischaemic attack of undetermined origin	10
Tenecteplase real-world data: A three phase sequential comparison	9
Editorial	9
Corrigendum to “Sex differences in risk factor relationships with subarachnoid haemorrhage and intracranial aneurysms: A Mendelian randomization study”	9
Acute revascularization therapy for ischemic stroke during pregnancy and post-partum in France	9
Effect of endovascular therapy in large anterior circulation ischaemic strokes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	9
Insights into vessel perforations during thrombectomy: Characteristics of a severe complication and the effect of thrombolysis	9
Distal medium vessel occlusions in acute ischaemic stroke – Stent retriever versus direct aspiration: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Target mismatch criteria in acute ischemic stroke patients with distal-medium vessel occlusion	9
Age of onset of cerebral venous thrombosis: the BEAST study	9
Early seizures and risk of epilepsy and death after intracerebral haemorrhage: The MUCH Italy	9
Patterns and predictors of delayed functional independence and dependence after thrombectomy in large vessel occlusion stroke: A multicenter analysis	9
Endovascular therapy versus best medical treatment for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
B-STARS2: Early contralesional continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) to promote upper limb recovery after stroke – Rationale and design of a phase-3 multicentre, randomised, sham-controlled, clini	9
Intracranial carotid arteriosclerosis and their prognosis in intracerebral hemorrhage	9
Gadolinium leakage into ocular structures as a marker in stroke: A retrospective analysis of the WAKE-UP trial	9
Acute treatment and secondary prevention for patients with minor stroke or transient ischemic attack: A Bayesian network meta-analysis	9
Safety and efficacy of tirofiban in acute ischemic stroke due to tandem lesions undergoing mechanical thrombectomy: A multicenter randomized clinical trial (ATILA) protocol	8
Hypoperfusion intensity ratio to differentiate between stroke etiologies in patients with a large vessel occlusion	8
Sex differences in outcomes and time to treatment in stroke patients treated with tenecteplase	8
Principles of reversal of anticoagulation in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage related to oral anticoagulants	8
European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guideline on visual impairment in stroke	8
Validation of the German version of the subarachnoid haemorrhage outcome tool (SAHOT)	8
Prognostic value of plaque burden on computed tomography angiography in patients with symptomatic carotid artery disease	8
National trends in patient characteristics, interventional techniques and outcomes of endovascular treatment for acute ischaemic stroke: Final results of the MR CLEAN Registry (2014–2018)	8

Association between door-to-needle time and outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis plus mechanical thrombectomy: Analysis from the Italian Registry of Endovas	8
One-year healthcare costs of patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage treated in the intensive care unit	8
Certification of stroke centers at primary hospitals and the improvement of thrombolysis n South China during 2020–2022	8
Validation of the UK English Oxford cognitive screen-plus in sub-acute and chronic stroke survivors	8
Deep learning survival model predicts outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage from initial CT scan	8
The value of clinical routine blood biomarkers in predicting long-term mortality after stroke	8
Rationale, design and baseline characteristics of participants in the OCEANIC-STROKE trial of FXIa inhibition for secondary stroke prevention	8
Discordance between LDL-C and apolipoprotein B is associated with large-artery-atherosclerosis ischemic stroke in patients ⩽70 years of age	8
Outcomes of bypass surgery in asymptomatic moyamoya angiopathy: A multicenter study with propensity-score weighting	7
Stroke unit capacity should not rely on shortening length of stay alone	7
Changes in nationwide in-hospital stroke care during the first four waves of COVID-19 in Germany	7
Home and workforce reintegration one year after thrombectomy in acute stroke patients	7
Safety of endovascular therapy in ischemic stroke patients ⩾90 years: A cohort study from the EVA-TRISP collaboration	7
Prehospital stroke diagnostics using three different simulation methods: A pragmatic pilot study	7
Sex differences in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis after adenoviral vaccination against COVID-19	7
Optic nerve sheath diameter for prediction of intracranial hypertension after ischemic sTrokE – The ONSITE study	7
Oral Anticoagulation following intracranial haemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation	7
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy and amyloid load distribution detected on amyloid–positron emission tomography: A systematic review and meta-analysis	7
ERRATUM to Updating estimates of the number of UK stroke patients eligible for endovascular thrombectomy: incorporating recent evidence to facilitate service planning	7
Effects of sex on imaging-based intravenous thrombolysis for ischaemic stroke with unknown onset time: a pooled analysis of clinical trials	7
Prediction and outcomes of cerebral vasospasm in ischemic stroke patients receiving anterior circulation endovascular stroke treatment	7
Characteristics of in-hospital stroke patients in Sweden: A nationwide register-based study	7
Physical and brain frailty in ischaemic stroke or TIA: Shared occurrence and outcomes. A cohort study	7
Pressor therapy in acute ischaemic stroke: an updated systematic review	7
Artificial intelligence to predict individualized outcome of acute ischemic stroke patients: The SIBILLA project	7
A systematic review of current national hospital-based stroke registries monitoring access to evidence-based care and patient outcomes	7
Limitations to causal inference in observational studies of PFO closure	7