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.
NeuroVoices: Joanna Hellmuth, MD, MS, on Recognizing, Characterizing Post-COVID Cognitive Changes
January 26th 2022The cognitive neurologist at the University of California, San Francisco discussed recently published data on the presence of cognitive post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 and the need to legitimize these conditions.
Patients With COVID-19-Related Disorders of Consciousness May Invariably Recover Consciousness
January 21st 2022Dubbed COVID-DoC, the prospective study is the largest of its kind to date and provides initial data on the prognosis and pathophysiology of the condition in a group of patients at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Plaque-Inflammation Identified by FDG-PET Associated With Recurrent Ipsilateral Stroke
January 21st 2022The risk of 5-year ipsilateral recurrent stroke was 14.3% for those with Symptomatic Carotid Atheroma Inflammation Lumen-Stenosis scores of at least 3 compared with 2.6% for those with low-risk category scores.
Understanding Disorders of Consciousness Associated With Severe COVID-19
January 18th 2022David Fischer, MD, neurocritical care fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, outlined findings from a recent study that evaluated hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who were not regaining consciousness.
Directions for Future Research on COVID-Disorders of Consciousness: David Fischer, MD
January 16th 2022The neurocritical care fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital highlighted areas for future research to better understand disorders of consciousness associated with COVID-19. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]
Disorders of Consciousness and COVID-19: David Fischer, MD
January 14th 2022The neurocritical care fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital discussed findings from a recent study that evaluated patients with COVID-19 and disorders of consciousness. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
EAT-Lancet Diet, AHEI Associated With Lower Risk of Stroke, Subtypes of Stroke
January 8th 2022According to the study, which assessed the EAT-Lancet diet and Alternate Health Eating Index-2010 in more than 2000 patients, dietary pattern has a distinct association with different stroke subtypes.
Mechanical Thrombectomy Shows Functional Benefit for Large Vessel Occlusion
January 4th 2022Favorable outcome, defined as modified Rankin Scores of 0-2, was achieved in patients presenting with ASPECTS of 2-5 regardless of treatment with mechanical thrombectomy in the early or extended windows.
Antiseizure Medications Display Mortality Differences in Poststroke Epilepsy
January 4th 2022The study authors concluded that while there are differences in survival between specific ASMs, lamotrigine and levetiracetam appear to be reasonable first-line treatment options for patients with poststroke epilepsy.