The DIRECT ANGIO randomised clinical trial by Benjamin Gory and colleagues1 in The Lancet Neurology was designed to test a biologically compelling premise: that a direct transfer to angiography suite ...

Recombinant human prourokinase is noninferior to alteplase for acute ischemic stroke outcomes and is associated with decreased rates of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage and major bleeding, a new ...

A clinical decision support tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze scans after a stroke alongside treatment ...

Key points A 68-year-old woman presented to the emergency department of a rural hospital in southern Alberta 1 hour after ...

When someone shows up to the hospital with stroke symptoms, doctors will assess how long that person has been having those symptoms. The time windows for certain treatments are now increasing thanks ...

Background Endovascular therapy (EVT) is standard treatment for large vessel occlusion in patients with a National Institutes ...

Nantucket Cottage Hospital has been designated an acute stroke ready hospital by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, effective Jan. 1, recognizing the hospital’s ability to rapidly ...

For acute ischemic stroke within 48 hours of onset, the novel sublingual combination of edaravone (Radicava) with dexborneol appeared to dramatically improve functional outcomes in the phase III TASTE ...

In patients with acute stroke and a large infarct of unrestricted size, thrombectomy and medical care led to better functional outcomes and lower mortality compared with medical care alone, the ...

In 2023, the burden of stroke accounted for approximately 157 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), ranking second ...