The CATALYST meta-analysis pooled the four studies and identified 5,441 people with acute ischemic stroke and Afib for inclusion. The population largely came from OPTIMAS (67%), followed by the TIMING ...

With the help of advanced teleradiology, a small hospital in Virginia is changing what’s possible in rural stroke care.ContentsThe Problem: Delays in Diagnosing StrokeThe Solution: A New Stroke ...

For patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), significant disparities in functional outcomes and survival rates are ...

Non-valvular atrial fibrillation accounts for 13–26% of acute ischaemic strokes.1 Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are ...

It is different from an ischemic stroke, which is caused by a blood clot. This bleeding may go through the brain tissue and leak into the area outside the brain. This area is called the subarachnoid ...

A brain aneurysm is a weak spot in a brain blood vessel that can rupture, leading to severe issues. If the symptoms worsen, ...

A stroke is a medical emergency that happens when blood flow to a part of the brain is suddenly blocked or when a blood ...

Hemorrhages were traced on each head CT slice and volumes were calculated by multiplying by slice thickness. 4,12 Hemorrhage volumes were also expressed as a percentage of total brain volume (cerebral ...

CT perfusion and CT angiography did not meet sensitivity and specificity thresholds of 98% to determine death by neurologic ...

TOPLINE: A study found that 1 in 6 older adults with delirium in the emergency department (ED) had abnormal findings on head CT, even without traditional risk factors for intracranial pathology.

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between early statin administration and hemorrhagic transformation (HT) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients following recanalization ...

A stroke that causes the brain to hemorrhage, or bleed, is more difficult to treat and has a poorer prognosis than an ischemic stroke. About half of adults who experience a hemorrhagic stroke die ...