AHA/ASA Guidelines for Adult Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery-2016 Geeta Sharma Sharma11 Jun 2016 4:41 PM ISTStroke rehabilitation requires a sustained and coordinated effort from a large team, including the patient and his or her goals, family and friends,...
Direct catheter based thrombectomy equal to bridging thrombolysis in ischemic stroke-PRAGUE-16 registry supriya kashyap kashyap30 Aug 2016 12:38 PM ISTItaly : Direct catheter based thrombectomy is equally effective to bridging thrombolysis in the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke, according to...
Closure Not Recommended for People with Heart Defect and Stroke: American Academy of Neurology supriya kashyap kashyap1 Oct 2016 9:00 AM ISTAn updated recommendation from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) states that catheter-based closure should not be routinely recommended for...
Oral Contraceptives increase risk of Ischemic Stroke: Experts supriya kashyap kashyap1 Nov 2016 10:34 AM ISTNew Delhi : Apart from obesity, birth control pills and additional factors such as smoking, high blood pressure or diabetes may put women at increased...
RESPECT TRIAL: PFO closure Superior to medical mgt in preventing recurrent stroke supriya kashyap kashyap2 Nov 2016 12:34 PM ISTCurrent guidelines call for medical management with anticoagulants or antiplatelet drugs for patients with PFO following a cryptogenic stroke.Final...
Research suggests way to improve stroke treatments supriya kashyap kashyap29 Jan 2017 11:10 AM ISTThe standard of care for treating strokes caused by blood clots involves the therapeutic infusion of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), which can...
Headache far more common stroke symptom in children than adults: AHA Study supriya kashyap kashyap23 Feb 2017 11:30 AM ISTStudy Highlights: Children are much more likely to report a headache at stroke onset than adults. Headaches were present in nearly half of all...
Examining Whether Migraine Is Associated With Cervical Artery Dissection : JAMA Neurology supriya kashyap kashyap14 March 2017 10:08 AM ISTA new study published online by JAMA Neurology examines whether a history of migraine is associated with cervical artery dissection (CEAD), a frequent...
Higher levels of biomarker linked to increased stroke risk for women: AAN supriya kashyap kashyap20 May 2017 10:23 AM ISTWomen with elevated levels of a protein in their blood may be at a higher risk of ischemic stroke, according to a study published in the May 10, 2017,...
Role of uric acid therapy in prevention of early ischemic stroke progression Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 May 2017 2:02 PM ISTStroke is a common and devastating disease that has been one of the most common cause of mortality and disability in the past decade.A team of doctors...
Intravenous alteplase reduces mortality in Ischemic stroke Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Oct 2017 7:22 PM ISTIschemic stroke patients who do not receive intravelous (IV) alteplase, a clot-dissolving medication, are significantly less likely to survive,...
Recurrent Ischemic Stroke: Strategies for Prevention Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 Oct 2017 8:30 PM ISTRecurrent ischemic stroke is a recognized medical and hospital phenomenon of much concern for general practitioners, family physicians, neurologists,...
