Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Blood pressure after stroke

J D Wallace, L L Levy

    JAMA
    |November 13, 1981
    PubMed
    Summary
    This summary is machine-generated.

    High blood pressure is common in acute stroke patients upon admission. Blood pressure typically decreases within ten days as brain function recovers, suggesting a physiological response to ischemia.

    Related Concept Videos

    You might also read

    Related Articles

    Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

    Sort by
    Same author

    Monte Carlo modelling of large scale NORM sources using MCNP.

    Journal of environmental radioactivity·2013
    Same author

    Monte Carlo modeling of ion chamber performance using MCNP.

    Health physics·2012
    Same author

    Traumeel S in preventing and treating mucositis in young patients undergoing SCT: a report of the Children's Oncology Group.

    Bone marrow transplantation·2012
    Same author

    Your national associations and you.

    Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien·2010
    Same author

    Need for accurate income data.

    Canadian Medical Association journal·2010
    Same author

    The elusive master plan.

    Canadian Medical Association journal·2010
    Same journal

    Online Prescribing of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists.

    JAMA·2026
    Same journal

    Using AI Disagreement to Expose Gaps in Coverage Rules.

    JAMA·2026
    Same journal

    Randomized Trials in Pregnancy.

    JAMA·2026
    Same journal

    Randomized Trials in Pregnancy-Reply.

    JAMA·2026
    Same journal

    WHO Issues Guidelines for Treating Ebola and Marburg Viruses.

    JAMA·2026
    Same journal

    FDA Approves Additional Naloxone Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdose.

    JAMA·2026
    See all related articles

    Area of Science:

    • Neurology
    • Cardiology
    • Critical Care Medicine

    Background:

    • Acute stroke frequently presents with elevated blood pressure.
    • Understanding the natural course of blood pressure post-stroke is crucial for management.
    • The physiological basis for early hypertension in stroke is not fully elucidated.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the trend of blood pressure in acute stroke patients during the initial ten days of hospitalization.
    • To determine if blood pressure reduction occurs spontaneously without antihypertensive intervention.
    • To explore the relationship between blood pressure changes and brain function recovery.

    Main Methods:

    • Prospective observational study of 334 consecutive acute stroke admissions.
    • Serial blood pressure measurements were recorded upon admission and on the tenth hospital day.

    Related Experiment Videos

  • No specific antihypertensive therapies were administered during the observation period.

    • Main Results:

    • 84% of patients exhibited elevated blood pressure on admission day.
    • Blood pressure spontaneously decreased by an average of 20 mm Hg systolic and 10 mm Hg diastolic within ten days.
    • Only one-third of cases still showed elevated blood pressure by the tenth hospital day.

    Conclusions:

    • Early hypertension following acute stroke is likely a physiological response to cerebral ischemia.
    • Spontaneous blood pressure reduction correlates with neurological recovery.
    • This natural decline suggests caution in the immediate antihypertensive treatment of acute stroke.