David Skoloudik

David Skoloudik
University of Ostrava · Faculty of Medicine

Prof., MD, PhD, FESO

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Aim: To automatically predict the stability of carotid artery plaque from standard B-mode transversal ultrasound images using deep learning. A reliable predictor would reduce the need for follow-up examination and pharmacological and surgical treatment. Methods: A region of interest containing the carotid artery was automatically localized. An adve...
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Carotid plaque composition represents one of the main risk factors of future ischemic stroke. MRI provides excellent soft tissue contrast that can distinguish plaque characteristics. Our objective was to analyze the diagnostic accuracy of MRI imaging in the detection of carotid plaque characteristics compared to histology in patients with symptomat...
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Aims There is increasing evidence that plaque instability in the extracranial carotid artery may lead to an increased stroke risk independently of the degree of stenosis. We aimed to determine diagnostic accuracy of vulnerable and stable plaque using noninvasive imaging modalities when compared to histology in patients with symptomatic and asymptom...
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Atherosclerosis, a major cause of ischemic stroke worldwide, is characterized by plaque formation, particularly in the carotid bifurcation, leading to arterial stenosis. Traditional histology and light microscopy have been used to study atherosclerotic plaques, but the advent of digital pathology and artificial intelligence provides new opportuniti...
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Objective: The main objective is to confirm a hypothesis that atherosclerosis, through various mechanisms, considerably influences cognitive impairment and significantly increases the risk for developing dementia. Complete sample should be 920 individuals. The present study aimed to analyse epidemiological data from a questionnaire survey. Method...
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Introduction We investigated the burden of microembolic signals (MES) in patients with acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) and atrial fibrillation (AF), assessing their impact on functional outcomes. Patients and methods This multicentre international prospective cohort study involved patients with AIS and either a known or newly diagnosed anticoagulant-...
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Ultrazvukové vyšetření se stalo díky své neinvazivitě a relativně nízké ceně nedílnou součástí lékařské praxe. V posledním desetiletí se díky tlaku na rychlejší a přesnější diagnostiku, především u akutních onemocnění, rozvíjí nový koncept ultrazvukového vyšetření přímo v místě péče o pacienta, a to pomocí mobilních ultrazvukových přístrojů. Tento...
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Background: This study investigates changes in cognitive function in patients with severe carotid stenosis who underwent carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid stenting (CAS) over two decades. Methods: We compared cognitive function within 30 days after the procedure in 267 patients (first 100 each for CEA and CAS in two periods: 2008–2012 and 20...
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Background: This study investigates cognitive function changes in severe carotid stenosis patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid stenting (CAS), across two decades. Methods: We compared cognitive function within 30 days post-procedure in 267 patients (first 100 each for CEA and CAS in two periods: 2008–2012 and 2018–2022) at a...
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Background Accurate assessment of carotid stenosis severity is important for proper patient management. The present study aimed to compare the evaluation of carotid stenosis severity using four duplex sonography (DUS) measurements, including peak systolic velocity (PSV), PSV ratio in stenosis and distal to stenosis (PSVICA/ICA ratio), end-diastolic...
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Background: There is increasing evidence that plaque instability in the extracranial carotid artery may lead to an increased stroke risk independently of the degree of stenosis. We aimed to determine diagnostic accuracy of vulnerable and stable plaque using noninvasive imaging modalities when compared to histology in patients with symptomatic and a...
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Purpose Transcranial sonography (TCS) magnetic resonance (MR) fusion imaging and digital image analysis are useful tools for the evaluation of various brain pathologies. This study aimed to compare the echogenicity of predefined brain structures in Huntington’s disease (HD) patients and healthy controls by TCS-MR fusion imaging using Virtual Naviga...
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Purpose: Baseline use of antiplatelet medication before mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) can provide benefit on reperfusion and clinical outcome, but could also carry an increased risk of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). This nationwide study investigates the safety and efficacy of baseline antiplatelet treatment in AIS p...
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Background and aim In-stent restenosis (ISR) belongs to an infrequent but potentially serious complication after carotid angioplasty and stenting in patients with severe carotid stenosis. Some of these patients might be contraindicated to repeat percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with or without stenting (rePTA/S). The purpose of the study is to...
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Objective: To investigate factors influencing the frequency and type of microembolic signals (MES) detected using transcranial Doppler (TCD) in patients undergoing elective coronary intervention, and to correlate MES with silent stroke detected using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cognitive dysfunction. Methods: The subset study of a rando...
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This study constitutes a cross sectional analysis of the association between cognitive impairment defined by neuropsychological tests and carotid stenosis. The main objective was to compare the results of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-Revised (ACE-R) with regard to the degree of carotid stenosis. T...
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In the last decade, ultrasound examination in neurology has been undergoing a significant expansion of its modalities. In parallel, there is an increasing demand for rapid and high-quality diagnostics in various acute diseases in the prehospital setting, the emergency room, intensive care unit, and during surgical or interventional procedures. Due...
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Background Despite all the gains that have been achieved with endovascular mechanical thrombectomy revascularization and intravenous thrombolysis logistics since 2015, there is still a subgroup of patients with salvageable brain tissue for whom persistent emergent large vessel occlusion portends a catastrophic outcome. Objective To test the safety...
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Objectives The morphology and histological structure of the atherosclerotic plaque seem critical to its stability. Our study aimed to identify the epidemiological, morphological and histological parameters associated with stable and unstable plaques. Materials and Methods The study included 280 plaques harvested from 269 consecutive patients. Epid...
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Background and aim Carotid plaque progression contributes to increasing stroke risk. The study aims to identify factors influencing carotid plaque thickness progression after changing the preventive treatment to the ‘treating arteries instead of risk factors’ strategy, that is, change in treatment depending on the progression of atherosclerosis. M...
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Shear-wave elastography (SWE) is a novel ultrasound technique for quantifying tissue elasticity. The aim of this study was to identify differences in atherosclerotic plaque elasticity measured using SWE among individuals with symptomatic, asymptomatic progressive and asymptomatic stable carotid plaques. Consecutive patients from the Atherosclerotic...
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Introduction Knowledge of the implementation gap would facilitate the use of intravenous thrombolysis in stroke, which is still low in many countries. The study was conducted to identify national implementation targets for the utilisation and logistics of intravenous thrombolysis. Material and Method Multicomponent interventions by stakeholders in...
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Objectives Transcranial color‐coded duplex sonography (TCCS) enables to measure blood flow characteristics in cerebral vessels, including vascular resistance and pulsatility. The study aims to identify factors influencing pulsatility (PI) and resistance (RI) indices measured using TCCS in patients with carotid atherosclerosis. Methods Self‐suffici...
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Aim: Early identification of patients at higher risk of unstable atherosclerotic plaque development is essential for successful preventive treatment. The aim of the study was to identify the duplex sonography carotid atherosclerotic plaque risk characteristics for plaque progression. Methods: All patients who underwent regular sonographic examinati...
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This article describes policy processes that have led to the re-organisation of stroke care in the Czech Republic since 2011, which has been part of a broader process of care concentration in several medical fields. Currently, stroke care is provided by 13 Comprehensive and 32 Primary Stroke Centres. The paper explains factors that supported the re...
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Aim: Atherosclerotic carotid artery disease is one of the most common causes of ischemic stroke. As the study of the progression and development of instability of atherosclerotic plaques in vivo is limited, data from in vitro studies can be used to clarify these processes. For these reasons, the authors constructed a hemodynamic model with the poss...
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Purpose Cerebral blood flow volume is an important factor for the accurate diagnosis of neurovascular diseases and treatment indication. This study aims to assess correlations of blood flow volume measurements in cervical and intracranial arteries between duplex sonography and quantitative magnetic resonance angiography (qMRA). Materials and Method...
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Objectives Hyperechogenicity of the substantia nigra (SN) and abnormal dopamine transporter-single-photon emission computed tomography (DAT-SPECT) are biomarkers commonly used in the assessment of prodromal synucleinopathy. Our goal was: 1) to compare echogenicity of SN in idiopathic REM behavior disorder (iRBD), PD without RBD (PD-noRBD), PD with...
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Aim: The aim of a prospective multicenter study was to determine whether the risk of developing a new ischemic brain lesion on control MRI is dependent on some of the characteristics of atherosclerotic plaque detected by duplex sonography, MRI and CTA. Materials and methods: Patients with internal carotid artery stenosis (70–95%) indicated for caro...
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Transcranial sonography (TCS) can reveal pathology in brain structures including insula. This study compared insula echogenicity among 22 patients with Wilson's disease (WD), 21 patients with early-onset Parkinson's disease (EO-PD) and 24 healthy patients. Echogenicity of predefined brain structures (insula, lentiform nucleus, caudate nucleus, subs...
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Objectives: This study explored the quality of life (QoL) and attitudes to aging in older adults with and without dementia, and ascertained the main factors that predict QoL and attitude to ageing. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 563 community-dwelling adults with (PwD) and without dementia (PwoD) >60 years of age was conducted in three...
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Aim: Intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH) belongs to potential mechanisms of plaque instability subsequently leading to ischemic stroke. Study aims to compare the IPH occurrence in patients with symptomatic (SS), asymptomatic stable (AS) and asymptomatic progressive (AP) internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis ≥ 50%. Materials and methods: Serial duplex ult...
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Introduction: A fear of falling marks an important psychological factor connected with a reduction in the life space of people with dementia. The Czech version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) has not been validated in patients with early-stage dementia. Methods: The tests were administered to 282 patients with early-stage demen...
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Background and Purpose— Many patients with acute ischemic stroke are not eligible for thrombolysis or mechanical reperfusion therapies due to contraindications, inaccessible vascular occlusions, late presentation, or large infarct core. Sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) stimulation to enhance collateral flow and stabilize the blood-brain barrier offers...
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BACKGROUND: Clinical examination, including preand postoperative assessment of olfaction function, should be included in evaluating surgical outcomes in patients with pituitary adenomas. Most of the studies are lacking assessment of olfactory function. - METHODS: A prospective study of 143 patients who underwent surgical resection of pituitary aden...
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Background Sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation increased cerebral collateral blood flow, stabilised the blood–brain barrier, and reduced infarct size, in preclinical models of acute ischaemic stroke, and showed potential benefit in a pilot randomised trial in humans. The pivotal ImpACT-24B trial aimed to determine whether sphenopalatine ganglion st...
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Aim: Nerve injuries, wound complications and poor cosmetic results still have an important impact on the patient’s outcome after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). The study aimed to compare 30-day morbidity and cosmetic outcome between patients undergoing CEA using short longitudinal incision (SLI) and transverse skin incision (TSI). Patients and meth...
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OBJECTIVE: Silent and symptomatic cerebral infarctions occur in up to 34% of patients after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). This prospective study compared the risk of new brain infarctions detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with internal carotid artery stenosis undergoing CEA with local anesthesia (LA) vs general anesthesia (G...
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Background Atrophy of the medial temporal lobe is one of the anatomical hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Transcranial sonography (TCS) is able to visualize and measure the MTL. Purpose Study aims to test digital image analysis of MTL image in AD compared to healthy controls. Methods Patients with AD and healthy controls underwent TCS. The m...
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Background Cerebral blood flow volume (BFV) is important factor for accurate diagnosis of neurovascular diseases and treatment indication. Study aims to assess correlations of BFV measurements in cervical and intracranial arteries between quantitative magnetic resonance angiography (qMRA) and duplex sonography. Methods Consecutive patients with su...
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Abstract Introduction:The presence of silent cerebral infarction (SCI) might cause cognitive dysfunction, psychiatric disorders, clinical stroke and increase mortality. Exact incidence and prevalence of SCI is still not clear. The results of previous published clinical trials vary. The aims of our study were to detect acute and subacute SCI using m...
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Background/aims: The aim of this study was to perform a psychometric validation of the Czech version of the Quality of Life - Alzheimer's Disease scale (QoL-AD) for patients with early-stage dementia. Methods: The sample included 212 patient-proxy pairs. For convergent validity, the Czech version of the Bristol Activities of Daily Living Scale (...
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Mitochondrial membrane protein-associated neurodegeneration (MPAN) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutation in the C19orf12 gene. We report a compound heterozygous c.[32C>T];[205G>A;424A>G] (p.[Thr11Met];[Gly69Arg;Lys142Glu]) Czech patient who manifested with right foot dystonia, impaired handwriting, attention deficit, and signs of ir...
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Carotid stenosis is well-known risk factor for ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack. Plaque features, such as intraplaque haemorrhage, neovascularization, large lipid core, thin or ruptured fibrous cap or inflammation seems to play important role in plaque instability and are related to higher risk of stroke. At present, no single modalit...
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Background After a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke, the long-term risk of stroke and other vascular events is not well known. In this follow-up to a report on 1-year outcomes from a registry of TIA clinics in 21 countries that enrolled 4789 patients with a TIA or minor ischemic stroke from 2009 through 2011, we examined the 5-year r...
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Background: Silent brain infarcts can be detected on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in ~22% of patients after coronary angioplasty and stenting (CS). The effect of periprocedural sonolysis on the risk of new brain infarcts during CS was examined. Methods: Patients undergoing elective CS were allocated randomly to a bilateral sonolysis group (7...
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Background Quality of life (QoL) is one of the main endpoints in stroke prevention or acute stroke treatment studies. The aim of the current study was to identify risk factors affecting the QoL of patients with carotid stenosis in stroke prevention. Methods Self-sufficient patients (50–80 years of age) with ≥20% carotid artery stenosis followed in...
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The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the frequency and subtype of microembolic signals (MES) detected using transcranial Doppler monitoring (TCD) in patients undergoing elective coronary angiography, angioplasty, and/or stenting, and examine their correlation with asymptomatic and symptomatic brain ischemic lesions detected on control...
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Background: Silent brain ischemic lesions can bedetected on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in as many as 22% of patients after coronary angioplasty and stenting (CS). The effect of periprocedural sonolysis on the risk of new brain ischemic lesions during CS was examined. Material and Methods: Patients undergoing elective CS were allocated randoml...
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Background: Endovascular therapy (EVT) with stent retrievers has been shown to be superior and safe (in the anterior circulation) in comparison to intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) alone or no specific therapy. We compared clinical outcome between patients undergoing EVT admitted directly to comprehensive stroke centers (CSCs) and patients transferred...
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Context: The Patient Dignity Inventory (PDI) is a valid, reliable screening tool to assess a range of issues that have been reported to affect the sense of dignity in patients with life-limiting conditions. Objectives: We investigated the item characteristics, factor structure, and reliability of the Czech version of the PDI (PDI-CZ) among cance...
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Purpose: Comfort promotion plays a significant role in end-of-life patient care. The objective of this study was to determine the utilization rate of comfort supporting nursing activities in end-of-life patients in an institutionalized environment in the Czech Republic in relation to the age of the registered nurses (RNs), length of work experienc...
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Introduction: Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has been established as a standard of care in acute ischaemic stroke. We systematically evaluated all stroke centres conducting MT i. The Czech Republic. Methods: An online questionnaire based. The International Multi-Society Consensus Document was distributed to all such centres to monitor al. The procedu...
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Introduction: Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has been established as a standard of care in acute ischaemic stroke. We systematically evaluated all stroke centres conducting MT in the Czech Republic. Methods: An online questionnaire based on the International Multi-Society Consensus Document was distributed to all such centres to monitor all the proce...
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Background: Patients with minor acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack are at high risk for subsequent stroke, and more potent antiplatelet therapy in the acute setting is needed. However, the potential benefit of more intense antiplatelet therapy must be assessed in relation to the risk for major bleeding. The SOCRATES trial (Acute St...
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Aim: The study aimed to as sess the quality of life of self-sufficient post-stroke patients compared to control group. Material and methods: Self-sufficient patients examined in a neurosonology laboratory for carotid stenosis, aged 50-80 years, without stroke or severe disease during the last 12 months, without dementia or psychiatric disease inclu...
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Early diagnosis of anxiety and depression may be facilitated by the use of neurobiological markers. In depression and panic disorder, transcranial sonography (TCS) has revealed decreased echogenicity of the brainstem raphe (BR). The aim of the present study was to detect whether decreased echogenicity of the BR correlates with personality features...
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Introduction: An effective treatment of mental disorders and it'fs development require seeking for their neurobiological markers. Transcranial ultrasonography (TCS) is a brain imaging method, which is able to depict certain brain structures with a high accuracy. In depressive and selected anxiety disorders, it revealed a reduced echogenicity of the...
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Transcranial sonography (TCS) enables displaying of intracranial structures in the B-mode. Recently, TCS has been established mostly as a tool for the diagnosis and monitoring of degenerative brain disorders, less frequently also for the diagnosis and monitoring of other intracranial pathologic processes. Transtemporal and transfrontal approaches a...