Statin therapy has become a standard method for the prevention of ischemic stroke,and is becoming a treatment option for acute ischemic stroke.The pleiotropic effects of statins which are independent of cholesterol are the main basis of using them in the treatment of ischemic stroke.It is regarded that these pleiotropic effects may have neuroprotective effects,thus improving the neurological functional outcome of patients.At the same time,studies have shown that the therapeutic effect of statins has dose-dependent manner; therefore,we advocate using high-dose statin therapy.However,about whether high-dose statins should be used in patients with ischemic stroke of the different mechanisms remain controversial.

There are many controversies for how to treat the occurrence of ischemic stroke on the basis of infective endocarditis would be more reasonable,especially there is no consensus on whether to treat with anticoagulants.The article discusses about this.

With the continuous improvement of drag for stroke prevention, ipsilateral stroke risk in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis has been equal to or lower than that in the revascularization group in randomized controlled trials. Under this condition, is the asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis an indication for revascularization? This article introduces the views of different researchers.

Neuroimaging studies show that transient ischemic attacks of middle cerebral artery occlusion are not uncommon.Whether these patients should be treated with tissue plasminogen activator remains to be controversial.This article introduces the different views around this debate.

Cerebral venous sirras thrombosis is rare clinical practice, but there has been controversial as to whether anticoagulant therapy should be performed or not. The bone of contention is whether anticoagulant therapy is safe and effective indeed. This article discusses the above problem.

The evidence from epidemiological and observational studies support that homocysteine is an important risk factor for ischemic stroke. Using folic acid and vitamins B to reduce homocysteine may effectively prevent ischemic stroke. However, the results of the vast majority of clinical trials are negative. This article analyzes them.

How to choose and implement antithrombotic therapy has always been a controversial issue in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiac embolic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation in clinical practice. This article synthesizes the recent literatures and discusses them.

There has been controversies on whether using intravenous or intraarterial thrombolytic therapy around the onset of acute ischemic stroke within 3 hours.This article summarizes the main arguments of different neurologists.

dence is weak. And whether it is ethical to have a placebo arm in reperfusion trials in the 3- to 6-hour time window remains controversy. This article discusses them.

Carotid artery and coronary atberosclcrotic lesions often coexist. How to manage the two kinds of lesions, especially to reduce the risk of perioperative stroke, whether it is necessary to treat carotid artery lesions first or simultaneously before coronary artery bypass grafting, and whether stent angioplasty can replace carotid endarterectomy in the treatment of carotid disease has been controversial. This article discusses them.