More than 100 million people globally have had a stroke, but there are ways to reduce your risk and spot the signs of stroke ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2009;7(1):29-48. Several additional trials are using identification of a penumbra by neuroimaging for the inclusion of patients. The ReoPro Retavase Reperfusion of ...

A CT (computed tomography) scan is an x-ray that doctors use to determine which ... The primary goal in treating acute ischemic stroke is to preserve the healthy brain tissue that is at risk of dying ...

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

A blood test may rapidly distinguish brain bleeds from clot-caused strokes, even before people with stroke symptoms reach the ...