Stroke is a leading cause of death in the U.S. and is a major cause of serious disability for adults. It is caused by a sudden loss of blood flow to the brain and is a medical emergency.

That’s like diagnosing a broken leg without an X-ray. Second, many providers fail to use stroke recognition tools like the NIH Stroke Scale or the FAST checklist, designed to standardize care.

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Transplantation of neural stem cells improved neurologic and motor function for adults with chronic ischemic stroke at 12 months, according to a study presented at the International Stroke ...

But now, GEARs is positioned to dive into the actual research. Thanks to NIH funding, a research team has been hired, onboarded, and is already at work on data collection, analysis, and organoid ...

So far, patients have been enrolled on average 15 days after stroke. Of these, 18% had hemorrhagic stroke. The mean age at the time of enrollment was 75 years. Forty percent are women.

Emergency Medicine > Emergency Medicine Late-Window Tenecteplase for Stroke Works When Thrombectomy's Out of the Question — TRACE-III trial finds benefit for lytic given up to 24 hours after ...

The mean score on the utility-weighted modified Rankin scale at 180 days was 0.458 in the surgery group and 0.374 in the control group (difference, 0.084; 95% Bayesian credible interval, 0.005 to ...

The rate of NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score increase of at least 2 points during that period was just 2.22% with the zero-degree head position compared with 55.32% in the heads-up group (P <0.001 ...

NIH StrokeNet is funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). UC expects to receive over $14 million in funding over the next five years as the national ...

New implant is helping stroke survivors recover hand, arm function Updated: Oct. 07, 2023, 8:05 a.m. | Published: Oct. 07, 2023, 8:00 a.m.