New devices causing paradigm shift in stroke care supriya kashyap kashyap26 Jun 2016 4:16 PM ISTNew devices called stent retrievers, which effectively reverse strokes, have revolutionized the treatment of certain stroke patients, according to an...
New Study Shows In-Transit Telemedicine Speeds Ischemic Stroke Treatment supriya kashyap kashyap21 Aug 2016 9:45 AM ISTFor patients experiencing ischemic stroke the leading cause of disability in the U.S. time to treatment is critically important for avoiding...
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...
A new safer drug found for ischemic Stroke Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Feb 2018 7:20 PM IST Acute ischemic stroke is most common type of stroke occur when a clot blocks blood flow to the brain. As of now the FDA has approved only one drug...
Imaging helps in safe alteplase Rx in Asymptomatic stroke patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 May 2018 7:25 PM ISTA study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators may lead to a significant expansion in the number of stroke patients who can safely...
Alteplase not an appropriate treatment option for mild stroke : JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 July 2018 8:28 PM ISTTreatment with alteplase vs aspirin in patients with minor nondisabling acute ischemic stroke (mild stroke) does not increase the likelihood of...
2018 AHA/ASA Guidelines for Early Management of Stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 July 2018 7:01 PM ISTAHA/ASA 2018 Guidelines for Early Management of Stroke have been released which are an update to the 2013 guidelines. The earlier ones were published...
Asian-American more likely to have severe strokes, finds new study Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 Jan 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: A new study finds that Asian-American stroke patients are manifested with more severe strokes.The retrospective analysis published in the journal...
