Researchers found that the percentage of patients with functional independence at 90 days was higher in the alteplase group vs the standard treatment group. HealthDay News — For patients with mainly ...
Expanded eligibility for advanced ischemic stroke therapies and the first detailed recommendations pediatric stroke care are ...
The clinical syndrome produced by a stroke is determined by the artery or arteries that are occluded. Blood is supplied to the brain by two major sets of arteries, the anterior and posterior ...
This “long overdue” update expands the pools of patients eligible for thrombolysis and thrombectomy, and tackles pediatric ...
The American Stroke Association (ASA) announced the publication of the 2026 guideline for the early management of patients ...
Location in the posterior circulation, but not use of IV thrombolysis, is an independent predictor of having an infarct in a new territory among patients who undergo mechanical thrombectomy for ...
A 69 year-old woman developed the abrupt onset of a global aphasia, left gaze preference, right hemiplegia, and right visual field loss. Middle and Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction. Axial CT scans ...
Acute ischemic stroke remains one of medicine’s most time-sensitive emergencies. When blood flow to the brain becomes blocked, approximately 1.9 million neurons die each minute without intervention.
A 75 year-old woman with atrial fibrillation presented with the acute onset of global aphasia, right hemiplegia, and dense right visual field cut. Proximal Stem Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) with a ...