News tagged with acute stroke

Infections in childhood 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.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Delirium after stroke linked to poorer outcomes for patients

Delirium develops in about 30 percent of patients hospitalized shortly after a stroke and is linked to poorer outcomes, according to a new meta-analysis published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

University of Kentucky offers stroke stem cell trial

The University of Kentucky will be the first site in the state and one of a select few in the entire country participating in the first stages of a groundbreaking study to investigate the effects of MultiStem, a human adult ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study finds timely acute care could cut the cost of stroke cost

New research published in the journal Age and Ageing suggests that timely acute care immediately after a stroke reduces the level of disability in stroke survivors and the associated need for long-term care, therefore reduci ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anti-clotting drug lowers risks in acute coronary syndrome treatment

An oral anti-clotting drug, when added to standard medical treatment for acute coronary syndrome, lowered the risk of death, heart attack or stroke an average of 16 percent, according to research presented at the American ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Acute Stroke Therapy at Crossroads, Researchers Write

(Medical Xpress) -- Acute stroke therapy is at a crossroads, a University of Cincinnati (UC) researcher writes in a national medical journal, with clinical practice increasingly using approaches that have not been proven ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

TARDIS trial seeks new dimension in stroke treatment

People who suffer from acute stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA, a mini stroke) could get better treatment in the future thanks to the expansion of a large clinical trial of a new combination of drugs led by researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Increased risk of bleeding with combined use of SSRIs and antiplatelet therapy after heart attacks

Heart attack patients taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in combination with antiplatelet therapy -- acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), clopidogrel or both (dual antiplatelet therapy) -- are at higher risk of ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds no link between intracerebral hemorrhage and statin use among patients with prior stroke

Among patients who have had an ischemic stroke, use of cholesterol-lowering statin medications is not associated with subsequent intracerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain), according to a report published Online First ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Cardiovascular drug may offer new treatment for some difficult types of leukemia

A drug now prescribed for cardiovascular problems could become a new tool in physicians' arsenals to attack certain types of leukemia that so far have evaded effective treatments, researchers say.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bone marrow stem cell therapy safe for acute stroke: report

Using a patient's own bone marrow stem cells to treat acute stroke is feasible and safe, according to the results of a ground-breaking Phase I trial at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

What do patients receiving optimal medical therapy after a heart attack die from?

Because of improved management at the acute stage, the risk of dying in hospital after a heart attack has decreased by about 50% in the past 10 years. Likewise, the prescription of recommended medications when patients leave ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genetic finding offers hope for orphan disease

New research conducted at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, offers hope for people with a rare disorder called Chuvash polycythemia.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Use of clot busters for stroke increased from 2005 to 2009, but still low

The use of clot-busting drugs to treat acute ischemic stroke increased from 2005 through 2009 — but is still low, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Telemedicine 'robot' allows stroke specialists to remotely evaluate patients in oak park

Acute stroke patients who arrive at Rush Oak Park Hospital’s emergency room can now be seen immediately by a Rush University Medical Center stroke neurologist without the specialist actually being there. 

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0