Stroke News From Medical News Today
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:42:03 +0100
Brain Blood Flow And Oxygen Monitored By First-Of-Its-Kind Head Patch
A research team led by investigators at Mayo Clinic in Florida has found that a small device worn on a patient's brow can be useful in monitoring stroke patients in the hospital. The device measures blood oxygen, similar to a pulse oximeter, which is clipped onto a finger...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST
Erratic Heart Rhythm May Account For Some Unexplained Strokes
Occasional erratic heart rhythms appear to cause about one-fifth of strokes for which a cause is not readily established, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. About one-third of survivors leave the hospital with the cause of their stroke still undetermined...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST
Study Looks At Reasons For Lack Of Improvement In Outcomes For Treatment Of Unruptured Brain Aneurysms
Despite advances in the diagnosis and treatment of unruptured brain aneurysms, outcomes have remained stagnant over the last 10 years. This can be explained by the dramatic proliferation of minimally invasive endoscopic coiling procedures at lower-volume community hospitals, where outcomes are inferior...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST
Link Between Sleep Apnea And Silent Strokes, Small Lesions In Brain
People with severe sleep apnea may have an increased risk of silent strokes and small lesions in the brain, according to a small study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. "We found a surprisingly high frequency of sleep apnea in patients with stroke that underlines its clinical relevance as a stroke risk factor," said Jessica Kepplinger, M.D...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST
For Lasting Stroke Prevention, Stents And Surgery For Blocked Neck Arteries Are Neck-And-Neck
A new comparison of the procedures to help prevent strokes by removing or relieving blockages in the arteries of the neck concludes they are equally effective at halting repeat blockage. Two years after treatment with either surgery or a minimally invasive treatment using wire coils called stents, the re-blockage rate remained the same, approximately six percent...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST
Aspirin Is Underused By Stroke Survivors
NEW ORLEANS - Roughly 40% of patients who survive a stroke do not take aspirin on a daily basis, despite established guidelines that recommend its use for secondary prevention in this population, investigators announced at the 2012 International Stroke Conference. Dr. John G. Fort, Chief Medical Officer of POZEN Inc...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:00 PST
'Wake-Up' Stroke Patients Can Be Treated Safely With Clot-Busting Drugs
Clot-busting drugs may be safe for patients who wake up experiencing stroke symptoms, according to preliminary research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. In "wake-up" stroke, the person wakes up with symptoms after going to sleep with none...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST
Reduced 'Second Stroke' After Aneurysm Rupture Shown In Trial Of Experimental Drug
An experimental drug, clazosentan, reduced the risk of blood vessel spasm in patients with a brain aneurysm, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST
Childhood Infections Linked To High Risk Of Ischemic Stroke
Common infections in children pose a high risk of ischemic stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. In a review of 2.5 million children, the researchers identified 126 childhood ischemic stroke cases and then randomly selected 378 age-matched controls from the remaining children without stroke...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST
Fatal Strokes May Be Predicted By Earlier Severe, Rapid Memory Loss
Severe, rapid memory loss may be linked to - and could predict - a future deadly stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. Researchers found that people who died after stroke had more severe memory loss in the years before stroke compared to people who survived stroke or people who didn't have a stroke...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST
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