International Stroke Conference (ISC)

Blood pressure medications may not be safe or effective to use for lowering systolic blood pressure following endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke.

The professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School spoke at the 2023 ISC Conference about highlights from the STROKE-AF study after a 3-year follow-up. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

In comparison with those who underwent additional imaging, patients with large vessel occlusion who directly went to angiography suite had higher mortality, but with no difference in functional outcome.

At the conclusion of the trial, treatment with 0.2 mg/kg of ApTOLL with EVT resulted in reduced brain edema and hemorrhagic transformation, as well as fewer deaths than placebo and 0.05 mg groups.

Patients with noncardioembolic ischemic stroke do not typically monitor post-stroke longterm to detect atrial fibrillation although findings from a trial follow-up suggest otherwise.

The medical director of stroke at Fairview Hospital, an affiliate of Cleveland Clinic, provided perspective on a new intervention that improves communication and reduces hospital readmission for stroke.

After Rapid LVO installation, CTA to groin puncture time decreased and 90-day clinical outcomes, expressed using modified Rankin Scale, were improved.

The study found the approach could be utilized in the intensive care unit without adverse effects on neurological or functional outcomes.

There was no significant association between Black race and clinical outcome following mechanical thrombectomy.

The data safety monitoring board reviewed 90-day outcomes for the first 200 patients, recommending that investigators continue the study as it currently stands.

More than 30% of the lower dose tenecteplase group achieved major reperfusion without symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage at 24 to 48 hours after thrombolysis.

A greater proportion of those treated with EVT had modified Rankin Scale scores of 0-3 at 90 days and NIHSS improvements of at least 8 points or more at 48 hours, relative to standard medical therapy.

For pediatric patients with LVO, 4 out of 5 fulfilled adult thrombectomy selection criteria, aside from age.

When compared with warfarin, treatment with DOACs was associated with a favorable safety profile, as well as similar clinical and radiographic outcomes in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis.

The artificial neural network demonstrated an area under the precision-recall curve of 0.92 with recall of 0.72 with precision of 0.39 during testing, all values that were greater than classic regression models.

After small studies suggested eptifibatide may be safe in acute ischemic stroke, new data showed similar rates of ICH between study drug and controls, but increased PH-2 for those treated with the antiplatelet.

Results from the retrospective chart review were presented at the 2020 International Stroke Conference, held in New Orleans and virtually.

Relative to pre-pandemic era, the odds of mortality in stroke-related admissions increased during the pandemic, with an even greater risk for those less than 70 years of age.

The chair of neurology and Olemberg Family Chair of Neurological Disorders at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine discussed solutions to improve disparities in stroke care and the need for future research on social determinants of health.

The chair of neurology and Olemberg Family Chair of Neurological Disorders at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine detailed the reasons behind the lack of research on social determinants of health on stroke outcomes.

The chair of neurology and Olemberg Family Chair of Neurological Disorders at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine provided plans of action to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in stroke.

The chair of neurology and Olemberg Family Chair of Neurological Disorders at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine detailed a number of presentations from ISC 2021.

The chair of neurology and Olemberg Family Chair of Neurological Disorders at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine discussed the abundance of research from the Florida Stroke Registry presented at ISC 2021.

The triage software yielded a sensitivity and specificity of 59.7% and 91.5%, respectively, for all scans in a study including more than 1000.

Neurology News Network for the week ending March 27, 2021.

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.

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