Research Summaries

mortality risk
mortality risk
06/09/2022
Racial and ethnic disparities exist across all aspects of health care. Researchers examined the association of these disparities in short- and long-term mortality for different types of stroke.
06/09/2022
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
06/03/2020
Researchers investigated whether shorter door-to-needle times were associated with improved long-term outcomes among more than 61,000 Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years or older who were treated for acute...
06/03/2020
Neurology
Neurology
04/09/2020
The authors of a recent narrative review sought to identify factors that may be associated with an increased risk of stroke among women with migraine.
04/09/2020
Acute Ischemic Stroke
Acute Ischemic Stroke
03/19/2020
Investigators of the RESTORE BRAIN study determined whether a selective GABAA α5 receptor antagonist is a safe and effective therapy for patients with ischemic stroke.
03/19/2020
Neurology
Neurology
01/23/2020
To gain a deeper knowledge of the association between headache and ischemic stroke, authors of a new study reviewed current literature that had examined the prevalence and characteristics of new-onset...
01/23/2020
Acute Ischemic Stroke
Acute Ischemic Stroke
12/20/2018
In response to the results of a recent randomized controlled trial exploring the use of DAPT in patients with acute ischemic stroke, new recommendations have been released for the use of DAPT in these...
12/20/2018
Glucose
Glucose
01/25/2018
The effect of dynamic variation of blood glucose following a stroke on subsequent outcomes remains unclear. Researchers aimed to clarify this potential relationship in a new study.
01/25/2018
Disease Prevention
Disease Prevention
10/31/2016
The FDA approved the Amplatzer PFO Occluder device to reduce stroke risk in patients who have had a stroke from a blood clot passing through a patent foramen ovale.
10/31/2016
Aspirin
Aspirin
05/06/2014
The FDA investigated the use of aspirin as a preventive method for heart attack and stroke in response to a petition to change the drug's prescribing information.
05/06/2014