Space-occupying cerebellar infarction / 国际脑血管病杂志

Space-occupying brain edema is a life-threatening complication in patients with cerebellar infarction, which occurs in 17-54% of the patients. The level of consciousness should be monitored closely and the changes of CT/MRI should be followed up for cerebellar infarction patients with a higher risk of deterioration. Ventriculostomy/extraventricular drainage and suboccipital decompressive craniectomy should be performed in space-occupying cerebellar infarction patients with clinical deterioration.

Predictive roles of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in patients with ischemic stroke / 国际脑血管病杂志

Ischemic stroke has a high incidence,mortality and morbidity.It was demonstrated that higher white blood cell and neutrophil counts were correlated with larger infarct volume and increased stroke severity in patients with acute ischemic stroke.Recently,neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was shown to be correlated with risk of ischemic stroke and outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke.This article reviews the predictive roles of NLR in ischemic stroke.