Reply: Incidence of symptomatic vertebrobasilar stenosis in the general population by Marquardt, L, Rothwell, P

What proportion of all vascular events in the UK population are cerebrovascular? by Lovelock, C, Coull, A, Rothwell, P, Study, OV

Timing of birth and risk of multiple sclerosis: population based study. by Willer, C, Dyment, D, Sadovnick, A, Rothwell, P, Murray, T, Ebers, G

“… OBJECTIVES: To determine if risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with month of birth in countries in the northern hemisphere and if factors related to month of birth interact with genetic risk. DESIGN: Population based study with population and family based controls and a retrospective cohort identified from death certificates. …”

Fabry disease in unselected patients with TIA or stroke: population-based study. by Marquardt, L, Baker, R, Segal, H, Burgess, A, Poole, D, Hughes, D, Rothwell, P

“…However, there have been no population-based studies in unselected patients with transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or stroke across the full range of ages. …”

Fabry disease in unselected patients with TIA or stroke: Population-based study by Marquardt, L, Marquardt, L, Baker, R, Segal, H, Burgess, A, Poole, D, Hughes, D, Rothwell, P

“…However, there have been no population-based studies in unselected patients with transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or stroke across the full range of ages. …”

Population-based study of blood biomarkers in prediction of subacute recurrent stroke. by Segal, H, Burgess, A, Poole, D, Mehta, Z, Silver, L, Rothwell, P

“…Previous studies of the predictive value of biomarkers have been small, been done in selected populations, and have not concentrated on the acute phase or on intensively treated populations. …”

Late functional improvement after lacunar stroke: a population-based study by Ganesh, A, Gutnikov, S, Rothwell, P

“…<strong>Methods</strong> In a prospective, population-based cohort of 3-month ischaemic stroke survivors (Oxford Vascular Study; 2002–2014), we examined changes in functional status (modified Rankin Scale (mRS), Rivermead Mobility Index (RMI), Barthel Index (BI)) in patients with lacunar versus non-lacunar strokes from 3 to 60 months poststroke, stratifying by age. …”

Population-based study of delays in carotid imaging and surgery and the risk of recurrent stroke. by Fairhead, J, Mehta, Z, Rothwell, P

“…The times from presenting event to referral, scanning, and endarterectomy (Oxfordshire population) and the risk of stroke prior to endarterectomy in patients with &gt; or = 50% symptomatic carotid stenosis (OXVASC population) were determined. …”

The projected impact of abdominal aortic aneurysm screening: a population-based study by Howard, D, Banerjee, A, Fairhead, J, Handa, A, Silver, L, Rothwell, P

Time trends in outcome of subarachnoid hemorrhage: Population-based study and systematic review. by Lovelock, C, Rinkel, G, Rothwell, P

“…In a meta-analysis with other population-based studies, we used linear regression to determine time trends in outcome. …”

Early risk of recurrence by subtype of ischemic stroke in population-based incidence studies. by Lovett, J, Coull, A, Rothwell, P

“…METHODS: The authors studied risk of recurrent stroke by etiologic subtype (Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment [TOAST] classification) in patients in two population-based studies: the Oxford Vascular Study and the Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project. …”

Snoring and severity of symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis: a population-based study. by Mason, R, Mehta, Z, Fonseca, A, Stradling, JR, Rothwell, P

Prognostic value of "tissue-based" definitions of TIA and minor stroke: population-based study by Hurford, R, Li, L, Lovett, N, Kubiak, M, Kuker, W, Rothwell, P, Oxford Vascular Study

“…</p> <p><strong>METHODS:</strong> Consecutive eligible patients with TIA or minor stroke (NIH Stroke Scale [NIHSS] ≤3) in the population-based Oxford Vascular Study underwent brain MRI at baseline. …”

Population-based study of the early risk of stroke after a TIA or minor stroke by Coull, A, Loven, J, Rothwell, P

Autoimmune disease as a risk factor for stroke: population-based case-control study by Binney, L, Mehta, Z, Rothwell, P

Outcome after spontaneous and arteriovenous malformation-related intracerebral haemorrhage: population-based studies. by van Beijnum, J, Lovelock, C, Cordonnier, C, Rothwell, P, Klijn, C, Al-Shahi Salman, R

“…Clinical characteristics and outcome seem to vary according to the cause of ICH, but population-based comparisons are scarce. We studied two prospective, population-based cohorts to determine differences in outcome [case-fatality and modified Rankin Scale (mRS)] after incident ICH due to brain arteriovenous malformations (AVM) [Scottish Intracranial Vascular Malformation Study (SIVMS), n = 90] and spontaneous ICH [Oxford Vascular Study (OXVASC), n = 60]. …”

Population-based study of capsular warning syndrome and prognosis after early recurrent TIA. by Paul, N, Simoni, M, Chandratheva, A, Rothwell, P

“…METHODS: We studied clinical characteristics, Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) classification, and risk of stroke in 1,000 consecutive patients with incident and recurrent TIAs in a prospective, population-based study (Oxford Vascular Study). RESULTS: Of 1,000 patients with TIAs, 170 had a further TIA within 7 days (105 within 24 hours). …”

Age- and sex-specific rates of leukoaraiosis in TIA and stroke patients: population-based study. by Simoni, M, Li, L, Paul, N, Gruter, B, Schulz, U, Küker, W, Rothwell, P

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine any sex differences in age-specific prevalence or severity of leukoaraiosis, a marker of white matter ischemia, in population-based and clinic cohorts of TIA/stroke and in a systematic review of the literature. …”

Acute reversible cognitive impairment after TIA and minor stroke: a population-based study by Simoni, M, Pendlebury, S, Wadling, S, Rothwell, P

Incidence of acute coronary syndromes in Oxfordshire from 2002-2008: a population based study by Silver, L, Heneghan, C, Banning, A, Rothwell, P