Stroke-related emergencies: the quick guide
The most common cause for a stroke is due to the formation of a blood clot in the brain artery. It can also cause serious damage to the brain
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How does a stroke manifest itself? Signs to watch out for
The term stroke identifies all cerebral accidents that can be caused by an ischaemic event (narrowing or obstruction of the venous walls due to a foreign body or accumulation of material; ischaemia determines a lack of blood supply to the…
Cerebral strokes: what it is, how to cope, what are the treatments
Cerebral stroke is a consequence of the failure of an artery to supply an area of the brain with blood, either because the artery itself ruptures (haemorrhagic stroke) or because it is occluded by a thrombus (thrombotic stroke)
Treatment of urgent stroke: changing guidelines? Interesting study in The Lancet
Results from an Australian-led international clinical trial, published in The Lancet, address intense debate around the best urgent stroke treatment
Benedikt syndrome: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of this stroke
Benedikt syndrome (also called paramedian midbrain syndrome; in English Benedikt syndrome, or Benedikt's syndrome or paramedian midbrain syndrome), is a rare type of brain stroke that results in damage to the midbrain tegmentum: this is…
Brain stroke in patients with COVID-19 infection: a first study
Brain stroke and Covid-19: a correlation? In a rapid communication published at the end of April in the New England Journal of Medicine, neurologists in New York City reported five cases of stroke of the great cerebral arteries over a…
Treatment on mobile stroke units give patients better outcomes: study in the New England Journal of…
When patients with acute stroke symptoms are treated on a mobile stroke unit (MSU) and receive anti-clot medication faster, they have less disability at 90 days, reported a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine co-authored by…
Stroke, the relevance of telemedicine in US Stroke Units: research from Harvard Medical School on…
Telemedicine has become a priority, not only when it comes to stroke. A source of interest from the scientific community for several years, it has become indispensable since Covid-19 brutally revolutionized patient approach protocols.
In COVID-19-Positive Stroke Patients, More Severe Strokes and Worse Outcomes Than in…
COVID-19-positive stroke patients are more likely to experience stroke in areas of the brain that are associated with more severe strokes, to have worse outcomes, and to die in the hospital than COVID-19-negative stroke patients, according…
Stroke and COVID-19, case report of 4 patients
Several patients affected by COVID-19 presented with cardiovascular and neurological diseases. Here we report 4 cases of patients with coronavirus but allegedly thought to have a stroke, but they had both.