noncontrast head CT scan, multimodal brain MRI scan, catheter cerebral angiogram, echocardiogram, continuous cardiac monitoring. Diagnosis: Acute ischemic stroke caused by distal left internal ...

People with brain bleeds had nearly 7 times higher blood levels of a specific brain protein, called glial fibrillary acidic ...

A young mother and gymgoer died following chiropractor treatment on her neck pain after “she felt a crack to her neck” while ...

Alert to CT scan decreased by 18 minutes [95%CI 10.98, 25,02] after phase one, p < 0.001. The proportion of stroke alerts achieving CT target times increased after phase one, 13% versus 60%, OR = 9.75 ...

A new study suggests that a simple blood test could help doctors quickly determine whether a stroke is caused by bleeding or ...

Countries committed to rolling out endovascular thrombectomy services are meeting with varying degrees of success.

Background Identifying eloquent regions associated with poor outcomes based on CT perfusion (CTP) may help inform personalized decisions on selection for endovascular therapy (EVT) in patients with ...

Eight years ago, at the age of 53, Jeff Miller woke up, got out of bed and fell to the floor. Although he was having trouble seeing, he managed to get down the stairs to the first floor of his ...

A medical expert emphasized the critical need for the establishment of national guidelines and screening strategies especially for lung cancer tailored to Filipinos’ unique epidemiological landscape.

Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients from a multi-state stroke registry between Jan 2018 and Mar 2024 who presented within 6 hours of LKW. The incidence of ...

A healthy 21-year-old paramedic who dreamt of becoming a doctor was left paralysed after suffering a shock stroke that began ...