Alteplase, a “clot-buster” medication used to treat ischemic stroke, acute myocardial infarctions, and acute pulmonary ...

Neuroprotection in ischaemic stroke commonly means a treatment that results in the preservation of brain tissue in the setting of either focal or global ischaemia. The nominal focus on neuronal tissue ...

Central retinal artery occlusion can result in permanent vision loss. Effective treatment is lacking. We conducted a phase 3, double-blind, double-dummy, randomized, controlled trial involving ...

A type of therapy that stimulates specific brain pathways with electromagnetic pulses combined with physical therapy significantly reduced overall disability in stroke survivors compared to survivors ...

Stroke patients treated intravenously with loberamisal, a novel neuroprotective medication, daily for 10 days and starting within 48 hours of stroke symptoms, had better recovery than patients who ...

Even after a blood clot is removed from a large artery in the brain via a minimally invasive procedure to treat a clot-caused stroke, delivering the clot-busting medication alteplase to the area may ...

Introduction The modified Rankin Scale (mRS) is a commonly used form of reporting functional neurologic outcomes after acute stroke. However, collecting mRS from patients requires certified assessors ...

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis, caused by HSV types 1 and 2, is the most common sporadic viral encephalitis worldwide, with an annual incidence of around 2·2–4·6 per million people.1 Before ...

A 65-year-old man with a history of hypertension and atrial fibrillation off anticoagulation presented to the emergency room via emergency medical services following a series of falls at home and ...

Objectives Maternal dietary practices are vital for improving maternal and neonatal outcomes. However, comprehensive ...

Introduction/Purpose There is limited information on the relationship between the volume of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) at presentation and cognitive outcomes. Traditional hemorrhage ...