"Cervical artery dissection is an important cause of stroke, especially in people under 50, so it is crucial to detect it right away," senior researcher Dr. Shadi Yaghi, a vascular neurologist at ...

Eligible patients had onset of stroke 4.5 to 24 hours before randomization, a posterior circulation Acute Stroke Prognosis Early CT Score (PC-ASPECTS; scores range from 0 to 10, with lower scores ...

Background Newly diagnosed glioblastoma (ndGBM) remains one of the most challenging malignancies to treat. Since the majority of patients experience tumor recurrence (rGBM) after first-line therapy, ...

Dad’s ‘Violent’ Sneeze Tears Artery, Triggering Stroke: ‘Pain Was Excruciating’ Ian Applegate’s sneeze was so powerful it tore the artery that supplies blood to his brain — now he ...

An engineer from California sneezed so forcefully that he tore an artery in his neck — triggering a stroke that he says was “excruciating.”. Ian Applegate, 35, had just put his 4-year-old ...

1 Suzhou Dushu Lake Hospital, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China; 2 School of Public Health, Soochow University Medical College, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China; Background and purpose: Perforator artery disease (PAD) is ...

However, there were no associations between Parkinson's disease and other cardio-cerebrovascular diseases. The team included 22, 16, 22, and 20 single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the IVW analysis ...

Posterior circulation (PC) strokes occur in the arteries that supply blood to the back of the brain. They can cause nausea, dizziness, and visual disturbances. A stroke occurs due to reduced blood ...

A basilar artery stroke is a type of posterior stroke, which affect the back part of the brain. This article covers the symptoms, causes, and treatment options for a basilar artery stroke.

Accurate knowledge of the cerebrovascular territories is foundational to stroke care. Yet, precise digital reference maps are not widely accessible, especially for subcortical vascular territories. To ...

Two randomized trials showing benefits of endovascular thrombectomy in ischemic stroke caused by basilar artery occlusion have now been published.. Results of the two Chinese trials — the first ...

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 Ch ...