Stroke
Literature Review
Cardiovascular Health and Cognitive Decline: What Is the Connection?
Optimal measures of cardiovascular health are associated with brain health in adults, according to two studies published...
Conference Coverage
Identifying and Treating CNS Vasculitis
HILTON HEAD, SC—Vasculitis is a general term for a group of uncommon diseases involving inflammation of blood vessels,...
Conference Coverage
Conference News Roundup—European Society of Cardiology
A clock drawing test for detecting cognitive dysfunction should be conducted routinely in patients with high blood pressure,...
Conference Coverage
Consider Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Stroke and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
BALTIMORE—Patients with stroke and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are more likely than patients without these conditions...
Literature Review
Stroke Increases the Risk of All-Cause Dementia
Stroke is a strong independent risk factor for all-cause dementia, according to research published online ahead of print...
From the Journals
Atrial fib guidelines may fall short on oral anticoagulation
Oral anticoagulation threshold according to CHA2DS2-VASc score varied widely after accounting for varying stroke rates in published studies.
Daily News Podcast
Physician burnout singes patient safety
And stroke guidelines set a higher thrombectomy bar.
Guidelines
New stroke intervention guidelines stress volume
Conference Coverage
How Teleneurologists Can Enhance Acute and Chronic Patient Care
HILTON HEAD, SC—When neurologists see patients remotely, the focus should be on the patient, not on the technology behind the virtual visit,...
Conference Coverage
Recent Thrombectomy Trials Do Not Reduce Pressure to Treat Acute Stroke Urgently
HILTON HEAD, SC—Although two recent studies demonstrated that endovascular thrombectomy is effective up to 24 hours after acute stroke onset in...
From the Journals
Declining lung function linked to heart failure, stroke
Cardiologists and pulmonologists should collaborate to better identify the relationship between lung function decline and early CV disease...