Stroke-care metrics improve with stroke center certification and coordinators
Key stroke-care metrics improve at telestroke hospitals with stroke center certification and stroke coordinators.
May 22, 2024
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Key stroke-care metrics improve at telestroke hospitals with stroke center certification and stroke coordinators.
May 22, 2024
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Endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke patients beyond six hours from onset is still effective, according to a collaborative study conducted by the LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) ...
May 20, 2024
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While stroke is the fifth-leading cause of death for men, it's the third-leading cause of death for women in the United States.
Apr 9, 2024
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Blood vessels that cross-connect adjacent arterial trees regulate blood flow to the brain in stroke patients. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now shown that these vessels prevent brain hemorrhage following treatment ...
Feb 26, 2024
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Researchers from from the University of Gothenburg have developed an ultra-sensitive blood test that reflects brain damage after acute ischemic stroke—and also predicts functional outcome. This is a discovery that is expected ...
Feb 20, 2024
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Although stroke treatments have vastly improved in recent years, leading to better outcomes for many, one population of patients often does not receive these effective therapies: those who suffer strokes following heart surgery.
Feb 19, 2024
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Ischemic stroke survivors who received care recommendations from an artificial intelligence (AI)-based system had fewer recurrent strokes, heart attacks or vascular death within three months, compared to people whose stroke ...
Feb 8, 2024
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Giving blood thinners in addition to clot-busting medications to people with ischemic strokes (clot-caused strokes) did not improve their outcomes 90 days later, according to preliminary late-breaking science presented today ...
Feb 7, 2024
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Compared with the standard clot-busting medication alteplase, the newer clot-buster known as tenecteplase may offer a safe, effective and simpler way to treat ischemic (clot-caused) stroke in mobile stroke units, according ...
Feb 1, 2024
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and ischemic stroke are major public health concerns and leading causes of death and disability worldwide. A research team led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) neuroscientists recently ...
Jan 26, 2024
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