Stroke

Innovative neurosurgical advances in imaging/mapping, robotic assistance, and extended reality enable surgeons to more precisely and effectively treat neurological conditions such as brain tumor, epilepsy, Parkinson Disease, and stroke, giving patients new hope and a chance for more successful outcomes.

The agent is composed of 2 active ingredients with synergistic anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects which can reduce brain cell injury or impairment caused by acute ischemic stroke.

BB-031 aims to expand the population eligible for acute revascularization therapy by reopening blocked arteries beyond the traditional therapeutic window, potentially increasing eligible AIS patients by nearly 50%.

Results revealed that adjunctive treatment with intravenous argatroban or eptifibatide was associated with increased mortality in acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis.

Recent findings from a phase 3 study revealed improvements in independent ambulation and overall functional outcomes in patients with large hemispheric infarction treated with intravenous glibenclamide.

Treatment with vutrisiran was associated with benefits across multiple well-established clinical measures of disease progression compared with the placebo in patients with transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy.

A recent trial showed that post-stroke patients using a socially assistive robot (SAR) for upper-extremity rehab achieved significant motor function improvements, with 100% meeting or exceeding minimal clinical improvements.

Test 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 on disparities on stroke.

In this episode, the panel discusses the emerging challenges for neurology departments, the shortage of neurologists, and the ways to disseminate between useful and useless information amid a busy career.

John England, MD, and Lisa Merlin, MD, commented on the significant changes to neurology over the years and how education aligns with the latest in treatments advancements and understanding of neurological disorders.

The duo provided insight on a number of key sessions clinicians and neurology educators should attend at the upcoming AUPN Annual Meeting.

Panelists John England, MD, FAAN, and Lisa Merlin, MD, discuss the main objectives of the upcoming AUPN Annual Meeting, set to take place September 14th in Orlando, Florida.

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LX2006 shows safety, tolerance, and significant improvements in cardiac biomarkers in FA cardiomyopathy, progressing to higher dose cohorts.

Take a look at some of the most-anticipated clinical trials with expected data readouts in the second half of 2024 that researchers and clinicians in neurology should keep an eye out on.

The neurologist and clerkship director at the University of Connecticut provided perspective on the developing role of clerkship directors and the value they provide to neurology departments.

The significant association between heavy alcohol consumption and young-onset cryptogenic ischemic stroke remained after adjusting for demographics and for further vascular risk factors.

The neurologist and assistant professor at Boston University Medical Center provided forward thoughts on improving the diagnosis of milder, asymptomatic cases of cerebral amyloid angiopathy. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

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