Cardiology
When you have a stroke may determine if you survive
New research from the University of Georgia found that stroke patients admitted to rural hospitals over the weekend may be at higher risk of death.
Oct 14, 2020
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Neuroscience
Improvements in stroke treatment could save more lives
Yale researchers have found ways to treat stroke patients that may otherwise be untreatable.
Oct 12, 2020
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Neuroscience
Home-based telerehabilitation beneficial for stroke patients
(HealthDay)—Home-based motor training telerehabilitation is beneficial for stroke patients, with enhanced interhemispheric functional connectivity of the M1 areas, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in Neurology.
Oct 1, 2020
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Neuroscience
'There's no place like home' for rehab after stroke
Stroke patients who get professional rehabilitation training in their homes through live video consultations may recover their motor skills better than those who do their rehab in person with a therapist at an outpatient ...
Sep 30, 2020
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Neuroscience
Playing video games helps stroke recovery
A genius game controller helping stroke patients get back hand and arm movement by playing on the computer is set to start tests in a stroke unit.
Sep 30, 2020
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Neuroscience
Putting virtual rehab for stroke patients to the test
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have been putting virtual reality rehabilitation for stroke survivors to the test.
Sep 24, 2020
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Cardiology
Stroke alarm clock may streamline and accelerate time-sensitive acute stroke care
A digital clock that sounds alarms signaling each step of acute stroke care at the hospital is a low cost tool that helped doctors in Germany streamline and accelerate the time-sensitive process, according to new research ...
Sep 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
High rates of unexplained strokes and delayed recognition of symptoms found in COVID-19 study
In a case series study that explored the association of COVID-19 and acute ischemic stroke, researchers at Emory University Hospital observed higher than expected rates of unexplained or "cryptogenic" strokes, as well as ...
Sep 22, 2020
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Neuroscience
Stroke patients with COVID-19 have increased inflammation, stroke severity and death
Stroke patients who also have COVID-19 showed increased systemic inflammation, a more serious stroke severity and a much higher rate of death, compared to stroke patients who did not have COVID-19, according to University ...
Sep 18, 2020
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Cardiology
Educational mailing fails to improve medication use in patients with atrial fibrillation
An educational mailing for atrial fibrillation patients and their clinicians did not increase uptake of stroke prevention drugs, according to results of the IMPACT-AFib trial presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress ...
Sep 1, 2020
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