Background Current automatic software uses a fixed apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) threshold (≤620×10⁻⁶ mm²/s) to ...

BACKGROUND: Case fatality after total anterior circulation stroke is high. Our objective was to describe the experiences and needs of patients and caregivers, and to explore whether, and how, ...

BRASILIA, Brazil — An analysis of prespecified subgroups in the third International Stroke Trial (IST-3) shows that intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) can be given safely in a ...

The use of thrombectomy in patients with acute stroke and a large infarct of unrestricted size has not been well studied. We assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, patients with proximal cerebral vessel occlusion ...

More evidence showing that living in areas with high levels of air pollution is linked to a higher stroke risk has come from two new studies. "We have shown a significantly increased risk of death ...

A Scots stroke victim has been left feeling like "a prisoner in his own home" after being stuck in a top floor flat. Graeme Baxter's life was turned upside down when he suffered a devastating total ...

The diagnosis of ischemic stroke remains a clinical one, with confirmatory evidence obtained through neuroimaging. Early ischemic changes may be subtle or absent on CT scans. Analogous to the role ...

When caring for stroke patients, health care providers should focus on the social and emotional issues facing patients, rather than only physical rehabilitation, according to a new study published in ...