After adjusting for potential confounders (age, sex, race, use of birth control, pregnancy), findings showed propranolol use was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of stroke among ...

Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) does not lead to better outcomes at 90 days compared with usual care or best medical treatment for patients with acute ischemic stroke due to medium vessel occlusion.

The challenges of translating neuroprotective interventions with promising efficacy in animal studies into effective treatments for patients with stroke are well documented, with issues including ...

An instructional video regarding two stroke-related mnemonics was linked to faster 911 call response for suspected stroke, ...

Stroke refers to an acute cerebrovascular disorder that is manifested by sudden loss or deterioration of brain function, resulting either from ischaemic stroke or intracranial haemorrhage. Here ...

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Many stroke survivors and families of stroke survivors worry about the safety of flying as a passenger in an airplane after a stroke. Is the concern warranted? It certainly is a common question, so ...

This study compares the accuracy of manual stroke scale calculations against electronically calculated scores using the Ultimate Stroke Scale (USS), a new software designed to automate large vessel ...

The therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (MSC-EVs) has shown considerable promise in rodent models of stroke. However, the therapeutic efficacy and safety of ...

its role in stroke needs to be further confirmed by large-scale prospective studies. Although the association of SIRI with stroke has been evaluated in Asian studies with small sample sizes; however, ...

Muscle strength grading is used to categorize muscle strength on a scale of 0 to 5 in relation to the expected strength for a muscle. One of the more common methods is a hands-on test called the ...