The NeurologyLive® stroke clinical focus page serves as a resource for updates and information related to the clinical care and management of stroke and cerebrovascular disease, featuring news, podcasts, and videos about the latest FDA actions, clinical guideline updates, interviews with physicians, and study and clinical trial findings. The page includes information on stroke, large vessel occlusion, subcranial hemorrhage, intracranial hemorrhage, ischemic stroke, and more.
August 20th 2025
At AHS 2025, Elizabeth Seng, PhD, professor of neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, presented findings from a study showing that migraine was associated with increased odds of ischemic stroke in veterans.
Exploring Repurposed Therapeutics to Treat COVID-19: Jennifer Frontera, MD
April 19th 2022The professor of neurology at NYU Langone Grossman School of Medicine discussed what high-potential repurposed medications could be an option to treat symptoms of COVID-19 and the realistic possibility of clinical trials. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
The Progress Made in Stem Cell Therapy, Regenerative Medicine: Peter J. McAllister, MD, FAAN
April 14th 2022The medical director and chief medical officer of the New England Center for Neurology and Headache discussed notable data from the STEMTRA trial, and the progress made in the field of regenerative medicine. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]
Relaying Messages About Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: Jennifer Frontera, MD
April 11th 2022The professor of neurology at NYU Langone Grossman School of Medicine broke down the knowns and unknowns about long-term changes related to COVID-19, their legitimacy, and associations with neurodegenerative disorders. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]
GammaCore Noninvasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation Demonstrates Safety, Feasibility in Acute Stroke
April 6th 2022All patients received 100% of the intended stimulations, with no reported deaths, stimulation site reactions, or any cases of acute coronary syndrome or symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage.
Understanding Long-Term Neurological Trajectories in Severe COVID-19 Cases: Jennifer Frontera, MD
April 4th 2022The professor of neurology at NYU Langone Grossman School of Medicine discussed her talk at AAN 2022 on neurological sequelae and follow-up in hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19. [WATCH TIME: 8 minutes]
Intensive Blood Pressure Target Leads to Increased Cerebral Perfusion, SPRINT MIND Data Suggest
March 29th 2022A study recently demonstrated that targeting longer-term intensive blood pressure control over a 4-year period may be associated with a subtle but significant increase in cerebral blood flow.
Long-Term Functional Abnormalities Common in Severe COVID-19 Cases
March 28th 2022Abnormal scores on cognitive testing persisted in 50% of patients without a pre-COVID history of cognitive abnormalities, irrespective of the presence or absence of a neurological complication during hospitalization.
NeurologyLive® Brain Games: March 20, 2022
March 20th 2022Test your neurology knowledge with NeurologyLive®'s weekly quiz series, featuring questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics. This week's topic is optic neuritis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD).