Stroke
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VNS plus rehab is a powerful poststroke combination
An analysis found that outcomes for vagus nerve stimulation combined with rehabilitation for poststroke arm weakness exceeded rehabilitation alone...
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Infective endocarditis from IV drug use tied to hemorrhagic stroke
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Cushing’s death rate ‘unacceptable,’ triple that of general population
Death rates among patients with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome have dropped since 2000 but are still threefold that of the general population.
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Stroke is ‘not a common complication’ in COVID-19
Among the sickest of COVID patients – those admitted to an ICU – researchers found that stroke was not a common complication.
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Cardiologists can perform stroke thrombectomy to fill ‘unmet need’
Interventional cardiologists can competently perform stroke thrombectomy after training, with outcomes similar to those of neuroradiology centers...
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Novel antiplatelet drug: Hope for efficacy without bleeding?
A new antiplatelet drug with a completely novel mechanism of action could hold the promise of delivering the holy grail – reducing cardiac events...
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Is there a need for tPA before thrombectomy in patients with stroke?
The MR CLEAN NO IV trial failed to show superiority or noninferiority of direct endovascular treatment over intravenous tPA followed by...
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AstraZeneca COVID vaccine: Clotting disorder mechanism revealed?
The vaccine may be linked to a condition that clinically resembles heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and seems to occur mainly in younger women.
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Meta-analysis supports late thrombectomy in selected stroke patients
For every 100 patients treated with thrombectomy, 33 will have less disability, and 27 will achieve an independent level of functioning.
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Radially adjustable ‘Tigertriever’ safe, effective in stroke
The novel device may increase the options for endovascular therapy.