Stroke

The chair of neurology and Olemberg Family Chair of Neurological Disorders at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine outlined the Florida Stroke Registry and its capabilities.

P values showed evidence of statistical significance at the conventional P <.05 threshold for all assessed non-inferiority margins.

The AURORA collaboration studied pooled study data from 6 randomized studies of ET in ischemic stroke.

Black patients were 16% less likely and Asian patients were 30% less likely to be able to function independently compared to non-Hispanic white patients following endovascular treatment.

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Researchers used predictive swallowing score to help guide decision making in gastric tube placement.

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Black patients accounted for 27% of the patients in the COVID-19 CVD Registry but accounted for 31% of the ischemic stroke cases.

Researchers also found that compared to direct to CT patients, DTAS patients has lower onset-to-reperfusion and door-to-groin times.

The findings suggest the externally altered proprioceptive feedback in forced exercises may be increasing cortical engagement.

Treatment with tPA within 0 to 60 minutes of last known normal occurred for 33% of patients on mobile stroke units, compared to 3% who received standard management.

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Students share their experience in the virtual classroom, navigating new requirements, and the lessons learned from their position in a global pandemic.

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A pair of cerebrovascular and neurosurgery experts discuss a novel approach to communicating hydrocephalus with an arachnoid granulation using a miniature implant, delivered via a percutaneous endovascular catheter.

Researchers found that the proportion of patients meeting DNC criteria suitable for organ donation increased after teleneurology use.

Increases in reperfusion treatment were the largest in lowest-volume hospitals, among rural residents, and among patients aged 85 years and older.

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Researchers found that higher NIHSS scores on admission and a successful first-pass effect were predictors of reaching early neurological improvement.

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The assistant professor of neurology at Thomas Jefferson University discussed areas of poststroke care that need improvement including a more streamlined process.

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Similar proportions of both in-clinic and telemedicine patients had modified Rankin scale score improvements.