Stroke patients with a cerebral vessel occlusion that is clearly visible on brain imaging are potential candidates for intra-arterial thrombolysis. Preliminary evidence indicates that the NIH Stroke ...

October 20, 2010 (Seoul, South Korea) — Results of a large multicenter randomized trial have shown there to be no overall effect of administering Cerebrolysin (EVER Neuro Pharma GmbH) for patients ...

GLASGOW, Scotland — New data from a large international registry of thrombolysis in stroke suggest that tissue plasminogen activator (tPA, alteplase) is safe to use in patients with very severe ...

Using data from more than 270,000 hospital stroke admissions, scientists have identified how to predict which patients are at greatest risk of dying in the hospital after stroke. Before their study, ...

In certain patients with mild-to-moderate acute ischemic stroke, dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and clopidogrel (Plavix) reduced early neurologic deterioration better than aspirin alone ...

The effects and risks of endovascular thrombectomy 6 to 24 hours after stroke onset due to basilar-artery occlusion have not been extensively studied. In a trial conducted over a 5-year period in ...