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Neurovascular Diseases

Stroke is a medical emergency and a leading cause of death and disability worldwide affecting millions of subjects. In this context the Neurovascular Research Laboratory was created in 2001 focused in stroke research from a basic and translational perspective, covering all stages of the disease: from prevention and treatment, to recovery.

Nowadays our team is composed by a highly motivated group of researchers including clinical and basic scientists, with group leaders involved in National and International projects with public or private research funding on biomarkers for clinical decision making in stroke, the presence of silent infarctions, the assessment of cognition and cognitive decline, developing experimental models of cerebral ischemia testing new treatments complementary to reperfusion, and developing studies on cerebral amyloid angiopathy, tissue neurorepair or post-stroke rehabilitation.

Complementary studies on vascular dementia and Alzheimer disease related to amyloid-beta protein have also been encompassed as part of our research in the last years.

Publications

Ischemic Core Overestimation on Computed Tomography Perfusion.

PMID: 33682453
Journal: STROKE
Year: 2021
Reference: Stroke. 2021 May;52(5):1751-1760. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.031800. Epub 2021 Mar 8.
Impact factor: 7.914
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Garcia-Tornel, Alvaro, Campos, Daniel, Rubiera, Marta, Boned, Sandra, Olive-Gadea, Marta, Requena, Manuel, Ciolli, Ludovico, Muchada, Marian, Pagola, Jorge, Deck, Matias et al.
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.031800

Blood Biomarkers to Differentiate Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Strokes Might Allow Prehospital Thrombolysis.

PMID: 33674361
Journal: NEUROLOGY
Year: 2021
Reference: Neurology. 2021 Apr 13;96(15):e1928-e1939. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011742. Epub 2021 Mar 5.
Impact factor: 9.91
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Sanchez, Jean Charles, Montaner, Joan, Vivien, Denis, Ribo, Marc, Pecharroman, Emili, Bustamante, Alejandro, Penalba, Anna, Orset, Cyrille, Azurmendi, Leire, Llombart, Victor et al.
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011742

Factors associated with resistance to benzodiazepines in status epilepticus.

PMID: 33652289
Journal: JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
Year: 2021
Reference: J Neurol Sci. 2021 Apr 15;423:117368. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.117368. Epub 2021 Feb 23.
Impact factor: 3.181
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Llaurado, Arnau, Quintana, Manuel, Ballve, Alejandro, Campos, Daniel, Fonseca, Elena, Abraira, Laura, Santamarina, Estevo, Toledo, Manuel et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.117368

Blood Biomarker Panels for the Early Prediction of Stroke-Associated Complications.

PMID: 33634708
Journal: Journal of the American Heart Association
Year: 2021
Reference: J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Feb;10(5):e018946. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.018946. Epub 2021 Feb 26.
Impact factor: 5.501
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Faura, Julia, Bustamante, Alejandro, Reverte, Silvia, Garcia-Berrocoso, Teresa, Millan, Monica, Castellanos, Mar, Lara-Rodriguez, Blanca, Zaragoza, Josep, Ventura, Oriol, Hernandez-Perez, Maria et al.
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.018946

Epilepsy in time of COVID-19. a survey-based study.

PMID: 32799337
Journal: ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
Year: 2020
Reference: Acta Neurol Scand. 2020 Dec;142(6):545-554. doi: 10.1111/ane.13335. Epub 2020 Sep 6.
Impact factor: 2.684
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Fonseca, Elena, Quintana, Manuel, Lallana, Sofia, Restrepo, Juan Luis, Abraira, Laura, Santamarina, Estevo, Seijo-Raposo, Ivan, Toledo, Manuel et al.
DOI: 10.1111/ane.13335

Blood biomarkers for the diagnosis and differentiation of stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

PMID: 32746751
Journal: International Journal of Stroke
Year: 2020
Reference: Int J Stroke. 2020 Oct;15(7):704-721. doi: 10.1177/1747493020946157. Epub 2020 Aug 3.
Impact factor: 4.882
Publication type: Review in international publication
Authors: Mohania, Dheeraj, Prasad, Kameshwar, Vibha, Deepti, Pandit, Awadh K, Kumar, Pradeep, Kumar, Amit, Nath, Manabesh, Misra, Shubham, Montaner, Joan, Ramiro, Laura et al.
DOI: 10.1177/1747493020946157

How soon should urgent EEG be performed following a first epileptic seizure?

PMID: 32694039
Journal: EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR
Year: 2020
Reference: Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Oct;111:107315. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107315. Epub 2020 Jul 18.
Impact factor: 2.508
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Toledo, M, Quintana, M, Abraira, L, Llaurado, A, Santamarina, E, Fonseca, E, Olive, M, Requena, M, Sueiras, M, Guzman, L et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107315

Tumor-associated status epilepticus: A prospective cohort in a tertiary hospital.

PMID: 32702656
Journal: EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR
Year: 2020
Reference: Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Oct;111:107291. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107291. Epub 2020 Jul 20.
Impact factor: 2.508
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Abraira, Laura, Quintana, Manuel, Sueiras, Maria, Thonon, Vanessa, Toledo, Manuel, Salas-Puig, Javier, Fonseca, Elena, Cordero, Esteban, Martinez-Ricarte, Francisco, Santamarina, Estevo et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107291

Cerebrovascular disease burden in late-onset non-lesional focal epilepsy.

PMID: 30776698
Journal: SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY
Year: 2019
Reference: Seizure. 2019 Mar;66:31-35. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2019.02.004. Epub 2019 Feb 8.
Impact factor: 2.765
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Toledo, Manuel, Sarria, Silvana, Abraira, Laura, Gramegna, Laura Ludovica, Quintana, Manuel, Santamarina, Estevo, Salas-Puig, Javier, Rovira, Alex et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2019.02.004

Etiology, seizure type, and prognosis of epileptic seizures in the emergency department.

PMID: 30763767
Journal: EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR
Year: 2019
Reference: Epilepsy Behav. 2019 Mar;92:327-331. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.12.008. Epub 2019 Feb 11.
Impact factor: 2.378
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Olive-Gadea, Marta, Requena, Manuel, Fonseca Hernandez, Elena, Quintana, Manuel, Santamarina, Estevo, Abraira Del Fresno, Laura, Alvarez-Sabin, Jose, Salas-Puig, Xavier, Toledo, Manuel et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.12.008

[Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and non-specific immune dysfunction].

PMID: 30687923
Journal: REVISTA DE NEUROLOGIA
Year: 2019
Reference: Rev Neurol. 2019 Feb 1;68(3):132-133.
Impact factor: 0.485
Publication type: Letter whit IF
Authors: Llaurado-Gayete, A, Campos-Fernandez, D, Olive-Gadea, M, Ballve-Martin, A, Rio, J, Rovira, A, Santamarina, E et al.
DOI: 10.33588/rn.6803.2018377

Accidental injuries in patients with generalized tonic-clonic seizures. A multicenter, observational, cross-sectional study (QUIN-GTC study).

PMID: 30658321
Journal: EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR
Year: 2019
Reference: Epilepsy Behav. 2019 Mar;92:135-139. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.10.043. Epub 2019 Jan 15.
Impact factor: 2.378
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Puig, Josep, Abraira, Laura, Iniesta, Marc, Salas-Puig, Xavier et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.10.043

Microalbuminuria and the Combination of MRI Markers of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease.

PMID: 27031692
Journal: CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES
Year: 2016
Reference: Cerebrovasc Dis. 2016;42(1-2):66-72. doi: 10.1159/000445168. Epub 2016 Apr 1.
Impact factor: 3.359
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Vilar-Bergua, Andrea, Riba-Llena, Iolanda, Ramos, Natalia, Mundet, Xavier, Espinel, Eugenia, Lopez-Rueda, Antonio, Ostos, Elena, Seron, Daniel, Montaner, Joan, Delgado, Pilar et al.
DOI: 10.1159/000445168

Assessment of enlarged perivascular spaces and their relation to target organ damage and mild cognitive impairment in patients with hypertension.

PMID: 26968973
Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
Year: 2016
Reference: Eur J Neurol. 2016 Jun;23(6):1044-50. doi: 10.1111/ene.12979. Epub 2016 Mar 10.
Impact factor: 3.956
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Delgado, P, Riba-Llena, I, Nafria, C, Mundet, X, Lopez-Rueda, A, Fernandez-Cortinas, I, Jarca, C I, Jimenez-Balado, J, Domingo, M, Tovar, J L et al.
DOI: 10.1111/ene.12979

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News

For three days, the III Stroke Congress of the national RICORS-ICTUS network and a symposium focused on cerebral haemorrhage were held.

The TOUCH MSCA-COFUND doctoral training programme, led by UAB and focusing on the field of mental health, has opened its first call for applications, offering 13 doctoral positions.

The Cardiovascular Diseases and Neurovascular Diseases groups at VHIR will investigate new therapeutic strategies for heart failure, nanomedicine in stroke and the prevention of cardiovascular toxicity in the case of oncological treatments.