Antiplatelet Therapy After Spontaneous ICH Antiplatelet Therapy After Spontaneous ICH
Is it safe to administer antiplatelet therapy after intracerebral hemorrhage? Does it improve functional outcomes?Stroke (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Validation of the 2HELPS2B seizure risk score in acute brain injury patients - Moffet EW, Subramaniam T, Hirsch LJ, Gilmore EJ, Lee JW, Rodriguez-Ruiz AA, Haider HA, Dhakar MB, Jadeja N, Osman G, Gaspard N, Struck AF.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Seizures are common after traumatic brain injury (TBI), aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), subdural hematoma (SDH), and non-traumatic intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH)-collectively defined herein as acute brain injury (ABI... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 2, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Vegetarian Diet Linked to Reduced Ischemic Stroke Risk in Taiwan
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2020 -- In a population from Taiwan, vegetarian diet was associated with a reduced risk for overall, ischemic, and hemorrhagic stroke, according to a study published online Feb. 26 in Neurology. Tina H.T. Chiu, Ph.D., R.D., from Fu... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 28, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Study on coagulation profiles and platelet function in trauma-induced coagulopathy caused by three types of injury - Huang S, Tang Y, Lin W, Wen K, Han W, Lin Z, Han M.
BACKGROUND: Traumatic coagulopathy is a major public health issue globally with undefined mechanisms. We established rat models of hemorrhagic shock (HS), multiple injury (MI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) to investigate the diversity of traumatic coagu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Mild traumatic brain injuries with minor intracranial hemorrhage: can they be safely managed in the community? - a cohort study - Gupta S, Kaafarani HMA, Fagenholz PJ, Tabrizi M, Rosenthal M, El Hechi MW, Velmahos GC.
BACKGROUND: Patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are frequently transferred to level 1 trauma centers (L1TC) if they have minor findings on a computerized tomographic scan of the head due to the absence of continuous neurosurgical coverage in c... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Different Foods Linked to Risk for Ischemic, Hemorrhagic Stroke
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2020 -- Different foods are associated with the risk for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, according to a study published online Feb. 24 in the European Heart Journal. Tammy Y.N. Tong, Ph.D., from the University of Oxford in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 25, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Study of 418,000 Europeans finds different foods linked to different types of stroke
(European Society of Cardiology) Different types of food are linked to risks of different types of stroke, according to the largest study to investigate this, published in the European Heart Journal. The study of more than 418,000 people in nine European countries investigated ischaemic stroke and haemorrhagic stroke separately. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 23, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Simulated aeromedical evacuation in a polytrauma rat model - Arnaud F, Pappas G, Maudlin-Jeronimo E, Goforth C.
BACKGROUND: Hemorrhage and traumatic brain injury can be lethal if left unattended. The transportation of severely wounded combat casualties from the battlefield to higher level of care via aeromedical evacuation (AE) may result in unintended compli... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

CT radiomics unlocks basal ganglia stroke onset time
The combination of radiomics and a machine-learning algorithm can determine...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: AI may help improve management of stroke patients AI finds infarction in stroke patients on unenhanced CT CT plus CT perfusion predicts stroke surgery outcomes CTA lowers costs, improves outcomes for minor stroke Can AI find brain hemorrhage as well as radiologists? (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 11, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

AI finds infarction in stroke patients on unenhanced CT
Canadian researchers found that their artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: CT plus CT perfusion predicts stroke surgery outcomes CTA lowers costs, improves outcomes for minor stroke Can AI find brain hemorrhage as well as radiologists? Mobile CT unit boosts efficiency of stroke triage SIR: Stroke treatment training program improves outcomes (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 30, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Working together to prevent strokes in Copeland
Kevin Walsh of the Rotary Club and Julie Clayton, Head of Communications and Engagement at NHS North Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group, explain how they have helped identify people at risk of stroke Related items fromOnMedica Ending the postcode lottery of stroke care Low cholesterol may increase risk for haemorrhagic stroke Traffic exhaust fumes at residential address increases the risk of stroke Good sleep patterns can reduce susceptibility to heart disease and stroke Innovative stroke detection monitor given green light (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - January 27, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

CT plus CT perfusion predicts stroke surgery outcomes
The combination of standard noncontrast CT and CT perfusion can identify which...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: CTA lowers costs, improves outcomes for minor stroke CT matches MRI for late-window stroke evaluation 3 CTA signs show which stroke patients can skip surgery 5 risk factors help predict brain hemorrhage on CT Perfusion imaging expands window for stroke treatment (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 23, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Blacks, Hispanics More Likely to Have Better Outcome After'Bleeding' Stroke
THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2020 -- After a hemorrhagic stroke, often called a " bleeding " stroke, young black and Hispanic people are less likely than white people to be disabled or die within the following three months, a new study finds. Hemorrhagic... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 23, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Mother-of-four who died five days after giving birth due to a brain hemorrhage donates organs
Kathleen Thorson, from Medford, Oregon, died after suffering an iintracerebral hemorrhage five days following the birth of her fourth child but saved 12 lives after she donated her organs. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Synergistic effects of forensic medicine and traumatology: comparison of clinical diagnosis autopsy findings in trauma-related deaths - Schmidt U, Oramary D, Kamin K, Buschmann CT, Kleber C.
BACKGROUND: Trauma is the third leading cause of death worldwide after cardiovascular and oncologic diseases. Predominant causes of trauma-related death (TD) are severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI), hemorrhagic shock, and multiple organ failure. An analys... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 20, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news