Acute ischemic stroke patients taking the blood thinner warfarin can be treated safely with the clot-busting drug tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care and Outcomes Resea…
According to a study published online in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, patients who attend stroke centers with a high volume of patients are treated faster and have better outcomes. Findings from the study are based on 442 patients with t…
Stroke remains one of the leading causes of mortality and disability, even though there have been advances in treatment. Older men who have impaired cognitive function prior to a stroke are at increased risk of subsequent disability and mortality. Acco…
Stroke patients receiving in-patient rehabilitation are more likely to land back in the hospital within three months if they are functioning poorly, show signs of depression and lack social support according to researchers at the University of Texas Me…
Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption has been consistently associated with lower risk of heart disease, but data for stroke are less certain, especially among women. A total of 83,578 female participants of the Nurses’ Health Study who were free of di…
According to a study published in this week’s JAMA, researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have found that even though effective stroke treatments are currently available, the number of stroke victims transported via …
New research shows an increased risk of ischemic stroke in postmenopausal women who consume higher amounts of trans fatty acids, commonly found in baked goods, fried foods, and packaged products. Study findings now available in Annals of Neurology, a j…
Eating citrus fruits, especially oranges and grapefruit, because of the flavonone they contain, may lower women’s risk of developing clot-associated or ischemic stroke, according to a new study led by Norwich Medical School of the University of East …
Stroke-related language impairment adds about $1,703 per patient to medical costs the first year after stroke, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers retrospectively examined the records of 3,20…
Air pollution, even at levels generally considered safe by federal regulations, increases the risk of stroke by 34 percent, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center researchers have found. Writing in the Feb…
