Spotting a stroke quickly can make all the difference between a full recovery and lifelong challenges. In the fast-paced ...

Objectives This study assessed whether a previously developed Monte Carlo simulation model can be reused for evaluating various strategies to minimise time-to-treatment in southwest Netherlands for ...

The accurate diagnosis of patients presenting to the emergency room with symptoms of stroke is critical; however, rapid assessment is equally important, as the benefit of thrombolytic treatment is ...

Women experience worse post-stroke functional outcomes and have different recovery patterns compared to men, a new study ...

Young adults account for 10%-14% of patients who have ischemic strokes. The goal of this study was to examine risk factors, diagnostic performance of neuroimaging and tests, and treatment outcomes of ...

The study analyzed data on stroke and dementia risk from 3.2 million people across the world. The link between stroke and dementia persisted even after taking into account other dementia risk factors ...

A stroke — either a blockage of blood flow to the brain or bleeding in the brain — is a medical emergency that requires immediate treatment. The two types of stroke are treated differently but can ...

Background: Thrombolysis for acute stroke is beneficial in selected patients. Because clinical trials generally exclude patients with pre-existing disability, this subgroup of patients has not been ...

The effects of the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitor tirofiban in patients with acute ischemic stroke but who have no evidence of complete occlusion of large or medium-sized vessels have not ...

Trials have evaluated the use of clopidogrel and aspirin to prevent stroke after an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). In a previous trial, ticagrelor was not better than aspirin in ...