“In ischemic stroke, you need to open the blocked blood vessel with clot-busting drugs or physically remove the clot,” Kalra added. “In contrast, in a bleeding stroke, you need to lower increased ...

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A new groundbreaking nerve stimulation treatment could have the potential to improve the lives of patients who are recovering ...

Image: UMBRELLA project)Each year, more than a million acute stroke cases occur in Europe, with nearly 10 million survivors ...

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A blood test may rapidly distinguish brain bleeds from clot-caused strokes, even before people with stroke symptoms reach the emergency room, according to a preliminary study presented at the American ...

A Dutch trial showed that performance feedback via a dashboard reduced door-to-groin and door-to-needle times in patients ...

Kids of divorced parents are nearly two-thirds more likely to have a stroke in later life than those whose parents didn't ...

A new predictive model developed by Ochsner Health helps clinicians make real-time decisions for patients who had a stroke undergoing urgent carotid intervention, improving chances of regaining ...

After suffering a stroke last March, Brendan Somers lost his speech and mobility in his left side. He believes the fact he ...