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 ...

A project was developed to determine the barriers to NIHSS use by the nursing staff, to develop and implement a plan to improve the completion rate, and to evaluate progress as interventions were ...

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, ...

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 ...