Who gives consent for treatment when a person with stroke cannot? The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is issuing a position statement for neurologists on how to navigate consent issues for people who have experienced ...
Jan 10, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Possible sex differences are suggested in the pathophysiology underlying the migraine-stroke association, which do not appear to be related to conventional cardiovascular risk factors, according to research ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Ischemic stroke patients treated on a mobile stroke unit (MSU) received anti-clot medication faster and ended up with less disability at 90 days, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine ...
Sep 8, 2021
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Boosting a family of naturally occurring proteins that dampens inflammation in the body has been shown to be effective in reducing damage from an ischemic stroke, according to preclinical researchers at The University of ...
Sep 1, 2021
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A first-of-a-kind nerve stimulation treatment for people who have problems moving their arms after a stroke has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Aug 27, 2021
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Women may be less likely than men to get timely care for emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO) ischemic strokes, according to a study presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 18th Annual Meeting. ...
Aug 2, 2021
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Improving the quality of the information extracted from non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) about what is actually going on in the brain, both in health and disease, has been an ongoing research effort since the ...
Jul 30, 2021
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New research presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) taking place online (9-12 July) shows that aspirin can reduce the risk of serious cardiovascular events such ...
Jul 8, 2021
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A clinical trial examining the efficacy of two devices to monitor and detect atrial fibrillation (AF), or an irregular heartbeat, in ischemic stroke patients—one an implantable device that monitors over 12 months, the other ...
Jun 1, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Tranexamic acid is not associated with an increased risk for complications in high-risk patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty, according to a study published in the April issue of Anesthesiology.
May 18, 2021
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