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Incident Stroke Tied to Acute, Accelerated Long-Term Cognitive Decline
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 – For older stroke survivors, incident stroke is associated with acute and accelerated long-term cognitive decline, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in JAMA...
Brain Zap Treatment Could Get Arms, Hands Moving After Head Injury
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 – Patients who lose the use of their hands and arms after a stroke or traumatic brain injury could regain some function through deep brain stimulation (DBS), new research...
Coffee, Water, Soda: Which Raise Your Odds for Stroke?
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 – Want to keep a stroke a bay? Drink water, nothing fizzy and skip fruit drinks. That's the key takeaway from a global review that also raises a red flag for people who drink...
Risk for Stroke, TIA Increased in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 – Adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) have an increased risk for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA), according to a study published online Sept. 20 in Blood....
Stroke Was Third Most Common GBD Level 3 Cause of Death in 2021
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 – The global burden of stroke is considerable, according to a study published in the October issue of The Lancet Neurology. Valery L. Feigin, M.D., Ph.D., from the Auckland...
Stroke Rates Rising in Adults and Kids With Sickle Cell Disease
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 – Stroke rates continue to rise among adults and children living with sickle cell disease, despite new standards of care meant to lower their risk, a new study finds. People...
Stroke Kills 7 Million Worldwide Each Year, and Deaths Are Rising
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – Climate change and worsening diets are sending global rates of stroke and stroke deaths skyward, a new study warns. Almost 12 million people worldwide had a stroke in...
Racial Disparities Seen in Prehospital Stroke Care
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – Black race is associated with prolonged onset to time of arrival intervals with stroke and significantly decreased odds of emergency medical services (EMS) prehospital...
Feeling Content Helps Shield You From Heart Attack, Stroke
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – Folks who are content with what they’ve got could be less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke, a new study suggests. “Our findings support a holistic approach to hea...
Sleep Changes Common for Stroke Survivors
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 – Less than half of people who've survived a stroke will go on to have a healthy, normal sleep pattern, new research shows. Normal sleep is defined as six to eight hours of...
Black Stroke Patients More Likely to Arrive Late at Hospital, Without Prior ER Notification
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 – Black stroke victims are arriving at emergency rooms much later than white patients, greatly increasing their risk of death or lifelong disability, a new study finds....
A-Fib May Be 3 Times More Common Than Thought
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 – The number of Americans with a potentially dangerous heart rhythm condition is three times greater than previously thought, a new study claims. An estimated 5% of the...
Stroke Survivors More Likely to Have Abnormal Sleep Duration
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 – U.S. stroke survivors are more likely to have abnormal sleep duration when compared with individuals who have not had a stroke, according to a study published online Sept....
Adjunctive IV Argatroban, Eptifibatide Do Not Cut Disability After Stroke
FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2024 – Adjunctive treatment with intravenous argatroban or eptifibatide does not reduce poststroke disability among patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous...
Balloon Angioplasty Lowers Risk for Composite Outcome in Intracranial Artery Stenosis
FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2024 – For patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (sICAS), balloon angioplasty plus aggressive medical management is associated with a lower risk for a...