Stroke

The co-director of the UPMC’s Center for Endovascular Therapy spoke about the gains that stroke care has made in the last few years.

The dual-therapy regimen will be compared to high-dose tPA monotherapy, the standard of care, in patients with distal blood clots post-stroke.

For ischemic stroke with suspected large-vessel occlusion, regional centralization of care is estimated to result in the best outcomes.

A meta-analysis revealed a history of stroke increases dementia risk by around 70%, and recent strokes more than doubled the risk.

Despite supportive preclinical data, no evidence showed that dextroamphetamine in combination with physiotherapy leads to improvement in post-stroke recovery.

Data suggest that nationally representative readmission metrics be used to benchmark hospital’s performance.

Patients administered A-tDCS during outpatient speech therapy were shown to have a relative increase of 70% in correct-naming for A-tDCS compared to sham.

This is the first study to utilize artificial intelligence for detecting a wide range of acute neurologic events, demonstrating a direct clinical application.

The increased risk of hemorrhage was not revealed in 5-mg and 10-mg doses, implying a dose-dependent effect for rivaroxaban.

Findings from STROKE 2018 revealed sICH was more likely with right hemispheric patients post-alteplase infusion.

This guideline gives recommendations to improve diagnosis, health outcomes and care of individuals with prolonged disorders of consciousness.

Hospitals participating in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke program provided patients with more evidence-based interventions but highlighted a gap in intervening practices.

Is there a correlation between sickle cell trait and incidence of ischemic stroke among African-Americans?

In patients with minor ischemic stroke or TIA, the 90-day risk of major ischemic events can be lowered with combination clopidogrel and aspirin compared to only aspirin but slightly raises the risk of major hemorrhage.

A 39-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension and depression woke up with a severe headache, difficulty speaking, and right-sided weakness. Read the case details here.

Conscious sedation or local anesthesia? That is the question. Dr. Lazzara reports for Neurology Times.

By the time a 45-year-old patient with hypertension, slurred speech, and weakness in the right arm and right leg was examined in the emergency department, his symptoms had completely disappeared. However, examination, labs, and imaging showed the case was anything but "resolved."

Because of the increased incidence of stroke that is sometimes observed with HRT, neurologists are often asked to consult with prescribing physicians to assess stroke risk.

The FDA has approved the EmboTrap II Revascularization Device for thrombectomy within 8 hours of the appearance of symptoms for patients with ischemic stroke.

5 key facts about cerebral microbleeds and risk of future cognitive impairment.

While migraine is distinct from stroke in its gradual onset and lack of focal motor weakness, it is also a predisposing factor for childhood stroke. That can raise the question, “Is it another migraine or is it actually stroke this time?”

The importance of effective communication and cultural awareness in patient care and outcomes cannot be overstated.

Ondine’s curse has long been recognized as a congenital disorder and can also develop later in life as a result of damage to the lower lateral medulla. There are only a few cases-about 200 to 500 worldwide-each year.

Neurologists may be the first or only clinicians to recognize the 5 potentially dangerous neuro-ophthalmologic conditions described in this article.