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For stroke patients, rating scales predict discharge destination
(Wolters Kluwer Health) Stroke survivors with higher scores on widely used outcome measures are more likely to be discharged home from the hospital, while those with lower scores are more likely to go to a rehabilitation or nursing care facility, reports a paper in the January issue of The Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy (JNPT). The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 18, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Aspiration as good as stent retrievers for large vessel clot removal in stroke patients
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Results of COMPASS trial are presented at the International Stroke Conference by J. Mocco, M.D., Vice Chair of Neurosurgery for the Mount Sinai Health System.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 25, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

When treating athletes for heat stroke, 'cool first, transport second'
(Loyola University Health System) Athletes who suffer life-threatening heat stroke should be cooled on site before they are taken to the hospital, according to an expert panel's report published in the journal Prehospital Emergency Care. The principle of 'cool first, transport second' differs from the usual practice of calling 911 and getting to the hospital as soon as possible.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 27, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Portable device detects severe stroke in seconds with 92 percent accuracy
(Medical University of South Carolina) In results published online on March 6, 2018, in the Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery, clinical investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina, Mount Sinai, the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center and elsewhere describe a new visor-like device that detects emergent large-vessel occlusion with 92 percent accuracy. In such cases, emergency medical personnel transfer patients directly to a comprehensive stroke center, routing around less-equipped hospitals and saving valuable time in the process.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 26, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Regional health system growth and implications for stroke care
(University of Rochester Medical Center) New research shows that stroke patients are increasingly being transferred out of smaller community and rural hospitals and sent to larger medical centers for their care and rehabilitation. While this is a positive sign for patients who need more advanced treatments, the trend has drawbacks in terms of cost and points to the need to improve the coordination of care between hospitals.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Study finds 2.6 percent mortality rate among children hospitalized for stroke
(Loyola University Health System) A major international study has found that 2.6 percent of infants and children hospitalized for stroke die in the hospital.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 4, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Stroke patients treated at a teaching hospital are less likely to be readmitted
(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) Stroke patients appear to receive better care at teaching hospitals with less of a chance of landing back in a hospital during the early stages of recovery, according to new research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 17, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Clot buster use differs between black and white stroke patients
(American Heart Association) White stroke patients are much more likely than black patients to be treated in community hospital emergency departments with the clot-busting drug intravenous tissue-plasminogen activator, or tPA, according to preliminary research.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 30, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Infection during delivery linked to greater risk of stroke after delivery
(American Heart Association) Women diagnosed with a bladder infection, pneumonia or sepsis during delivery were more than five times likely than uninfected women to be readmitted to the hospital for stroke within one month.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 30, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

The stroke care paradox: Close-knit social networks increase delays in hospital arrival
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) Patients with closer-knit social networks, including family members and spouses, were more likely to delay seeking hospital care for a stroke whereas those with a more dispersed network of acquaintances were more likely to seek care faster.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 25, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Stroke patients receive different amounts of physical therapy
(Brown University) Medicare-covered stroke patients receive vastly different amounts of physical and occupational therapy during hospital stays despite evidence that such care is strongly associated with positive health outcomes, a new study by Brown University researchers found.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

At-home support helps stroke patients adjust after hospital stay
(Michigan State University) MSU researchers have found that many stroke patients feel unprepared when discharged from the hospital. Their caregivers feel the same. But when a home-based support network using social work case managers and online resources is put into place, quality of life and confidence in managing one's health improve, according to a new study published in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 17, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Stroke: Macrophages migrate from the blood
(University of Bonn) Macrophages are part of the innate immune system and essential for brain development and function. Using a novel method, scientists from Jena University Hospital, the University of Bonn and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (USA) succeeded in visualizing macrophages that were formed in the bone marrow. This technology enabled to observe that shortly after a stroke, numerous macrophages that had migrated from the blood begin to attack dead and adjacent healthy brain tissue.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Kessler researchers test trunk-strengthening program for hemiplegia post stroke
(Kessler Foundation) Although poor trunk control after stroke is associated with longer hospital stays, increased falls, and poorer function, little research has been done. 'This pilot study enables us to test a trunk-strengthening protocol using the AllCore360 º in individuals with hemiplegia to examine underlying neuromuscular mechanisms and measure effects on posture, balance, and walking ability,' explained Dr. Pilkar. 'If preliminary findings are promising, further studies of this protocol may be warranted.'
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 26, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Study validates Rapid Arterial Occlusion Evaluation (RACE) scale for stroke triage
(Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery) A new study presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 17th Annual Meeting serves as the first prospective validation of the Rapid Arterial Occlusion Evaluation (RACE) scale in accurately identifying a severe clot stroke called a Large Vessel Occlusion (LVO) by U.S.-based EMS personnel in a pre-hospital setting.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

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