Episode 161: Clinical Takeaways From 2026 International Stroke Conference

Episode 161 of the NeurologyLive^® Mind Moments^® podcast is now live! Scroll down to listen or click here to subscribe on your favorite streaming service.

The Mind Moments podcast features exclusive interviews with leaders in the field discussing the latest research and disease management strategies across the breadth of neurology, including epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, dementia, sleep disorders, and more.

In this special Mind Moments episode, Lauren Sansing, MD, MS, FAHA, FANA, Professor of Neurology at Yale School of Medicine, joins the podcast to provide a clinical breakdown of the 2026 International Stroke Conference and its implications for real-world stroke care. Sansing reflects on how this year’s meeting built on prior advances, highlighting expanded global collaboration, greater patient engagement, and a record number of clinical trials presented. The discussion explores which late-breaking studies may influence practice in the coming year, including data on secondary stroke prevention, adjunctive thrombolysis strategies, and evolving patient selection for thrombectomy in extended windows and large core infarcts. Sansing also reviews renewed momentum in neuroprotection research, key updates from the newly released acute ischemic stroke guidelines, emerging pediatric stroke data, and how the conference continues to shape the roadmap for 2027 and beyond.

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EPISODE BREAKDOWN

• 1:00 – Biggest moments and structural evolution of ISC 2026
• 3:15 – Presented practice-changing trial data impacting stroke care
• 7:05 – Thrombectomy strategy and extended window patient selection
• 10:40 – Renewed momentum in neuroprotection research
• 15:20 – Neurology News Network
• 17:40 – Key updates from the new acute ischemic stroke guidelines
• 25:00 – A brief look-ahead to ISC 2027

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