Up to 80% of first-time strokes are preventable, says the American Stroke Association. New guidelines offer a better look at risk factors, including special considerations for women.

Treating patients post-stroke is an incredibly delicate balancing act. After clots block blood flow to the brain to cause the ...

An internationally validated, imaging-based score helps clinicians better identify patients with stroke at highest risk for epilepsy.

Gaps in the U.S. stroke transfer system are drastically reducing survivors' chances of receiving critical treatment and ...

A new blood marker reflects the extent of brain injury after an ischemic stroke and can predict patient outcomes months to ...

A new blood marker reflects the extent of brain injury after an ischemic stroke and can predict patient outcomes months to years later.Strokes are a ...

ABSTRACT: Introduction: The objective of this study was to assess electrolyte disorders among patients hospitalized for ischemic stroke (IS) in the University Hospitals (UHs) of Ouagadougou. Methods: ...

Asundexian reduced ischemic stroke risk without increasing major bleeding in the OCEANIC-STROKE study, meeting primary efficacy and safety endpoints. The study included 12,327 patients with acute ...

Ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia are both types of bowel ischemia. Ischemic colitis refers to reduced blood flow to the large intestine, while mesenteric ischemia happens due to reduced blood ...

In a randomized trial, adding an antiplatelet to anticoagulant therapy in patients with ischemic stroke, nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, and atherosclerosis provided no significant benefit. There was ...

Past research has found that Ozempic may have more health beyond weight loss and weight management. Now, three new studies suggest that GLP-1s could help prevent and treat stroke, and experts say the ...