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Moyamoya and childhood stroke: Catching up with Tyler and Ryan
Ryan (above left) and Tyler Earle of Winnipeg, Canada had a ticking time bomb inside their heads. Both boys have a rare brain disorder called moyamoya that had caused the arteries feeding their brains to become dangerously narrowed. At first, they experienced only headaches. But then Ryan suddenly lost his ability to write, began having trouble with word-finding and became weak on one side of his body — signs he had suffered a stroke. He was diagnosed with moyamoya and had partial surgery, but a second stroke took away part of his vision and partially paralyzed him. Ryan needed a second operation as soon as possible. By ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - May 12, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Nancy Fliesler Tags: Diseases & Conditions Cerebrovascular Disorders and Stroke Program Dr. Edward Smith moyamoya Source Type: news

Migraine History: A Predictor of Negative Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in IV-tPA-Treated Stroke Mimics
Background: Migraine, seizures, and psychiatric disorders are frequently reported as “stroke mimics” in patients with negative diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) after IV-tPA. We sought to determine predictors of negative DWI in suspected stroke patients treated with IV-tPA. Method: A retrospective case-control study encompassing all acute stroke patients treated with IV-tPA (at o ur hospital or “dripped and shipped”) from January 2013 to December 2014 was con- ducted. A total of 275 patients were identified with 47 negative DWI cases and 228 positive DWI controls.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 7, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Jussie Lima, Tapan Mehta, Neil Datta, Ekaterina Bakradze, Ilene Staff, Dawn Beland, Amre Nouh Source Type: research

Quick magnesium treatment fails to improve stroke outcomes, but study has silver lining
In the first study of its kind, a consortium led by UCLA physicians found that giving stroke patients intravenous magnesium within an hour of the onset of symptoms does not improve stroke outcomes.   However, the 8-year trial did find that with the help of paramedics in the field, intravenous medications can frequently be administered to stroke victims within that so-called "golden hour," during which they have the best chance to survive and avoid debilitating, long-term neurological damage.   The latter finding is a "game-changer," said Dr. Jeffrey Saver, director of the UCLA Stroke Center and a professor of ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - February 13, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Stroke mimics in the pre-hospital setting
Accurate identification of stroke patients is essential to ensure appropriate and timely treatment. Stroke mimics—patients initially suspected to have suffered a stroke who are subsequently diagnosed with a condition other than stroke—are estimated to account for 5–33% of suspected stroke patients conveyed by paramedics to a hospital stroke unit. The prevalence of stroke mimics in London has not been investigated although pan-London hospital data suggests that one quarter of all patients admitted to hyper-acute stroke units (HASUs) are stroke mimics. Participants were recruited as part of a larger study i...
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - April 18, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Edwards, M. J., Fothergill, R. T., Williams, J., Gompertz, P. Tags: Posters Source Type: research

Lori’s Stroke Required Help From Doctors An Hour Away. Telemedicine Provided It.
Editor’s note: Our previous stories this American Stroke Month featured warning signs heeded and missed. Today we shift gears to showcase a textbook response to a stroke, including the crucial role of telestroke, a way for experts at another facility to help care for a patient via a webcam-type connection. The CHRONIC Care Act, which includes a provision to require Medicare to cover telestroke, will be discussed Tuesday during a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee. Lori Hoopingarner savored her occasional weekend getaway. Between running her financial advising company, raising a 10-year-old daughter and 6-year-old s...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Athletes at risk: Knowing the dangers of heat stroke
For many young athletes, fall sports practices have already started. Whether it’s football two-a-days, soccer practices on a sweltering turf field, or cross country training in the late summer sun, the threat of heat exhaustion and heat stroke is prevalent across all sports. It’s an important time for athletes and parents to be aware of the signs of heat illnesses, especially given that children and adolescents are more susceptible to heat stroke than adults. Younger athletes produce more heat during activity, sweat less, and adjust less rapidly to changes in environmental heat. Certain sports also carry unique risks f...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - September 5, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Connor Ertz Tags: Ask the Expert Division of Sports Medicine Dr. Michael Beasley football heat exposure Source Type: news

Stroke Characteristics and Outcomes of Adult Patients in Northwest Ethiopia
Stroke is becoming one of the leading causes of adult disability and death in sub-Saharan African countries. The aim of the present study is to provide an up-to-date account of the clinical and demographic characteristics of patients with stroke admitted to the University of Gondar College of Medicine and Health Science Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (CMHS). A hospital based retrospective study design was used to analyze the medical records of all patients with stroke admitted to CMHS from June 20th 2012 and April 30th 2018. Data were cleaned and entered into SPSS for analysis. Among the 448 patients with stroke admitt...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - May 18, 2020 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

E-021 Pathophysiology, stroke types, collateral formation and aneurysms in moyamoya disease/moya moya syndrome
ConclusionsMMD is presented most commonly with ischemic stroke in the pediatric age group and with hemorrhagic stroke in the adult age group. MMD-associated intracranial aneurysms frequently occur in patients presenting with hemorrhagic unilateral MMD and are associated with an extremely high rate of rupture. Long-standing hemodynamic stress might contribute to the formation of an aneurysm.Disclosures S. Ahmad: None.
Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - July 26, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Ahmad, S. Tags: Electronic poster abstracts Source Type: research

Risk Factors and Imaging Characteristics of Childhood Stroke in China
There are scarce reports of childhood stroke from China. Our objective was to describe the clinical spectrum, risk factors, and imaging characteristics of childhood stroke in China. Using a hospital discharge database, children with stroke who were first admitted from 2002 to 2011 were retrospectively enrolled. We identified 478 first admissions with childhood stroke, including 229 cases of ischemic stroke and 249 hemorrhagic stroke. Boys accounted for more than 60% in all stroke types (62.2% for ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage for 66.2%). The leading cause was moyamoya for ischemic stroke and arteriovenous malfo...
Source: Journal of Child Neurology - February 16, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Deng, Y., Wang, Y., Yang, W., Yu, Y., Xu, J., Wang, Y., Gao, B. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Immediately After A Stroke, Your Next Steps Are Crucial
By Shereen Lehman (Reuters Health) - Time is critical when someone has a stroke, but care can be delayed when victims, bystanders or even health workers don't recognize the emergency, a new study in the UK finds. Better public awareness of the signs of stroke and the importance of seeking immediate emergency care are needed, the authors say. Stroke signs include the sudden onset of various symptoms such as confusion, difficulty speaking, droopy face or slurred speech, weakness in a limb, numbness, being off-balance, visual loss or a really severe headache. "Getting to hospital quickly is...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - December 12, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news

MedyMatch looks to future of stroke detection with AI platform launch
Artificial intelligence healthcare startup MedyMatch Technology said late last month its AI platform designed to detect intracranial hemorrhage or brain bleeds is now available for research. The development is a milestone for the company, but is only the 1st stop for the platform, CEO Gene Saragnese told MassDevice.com in an interview. “What we’ve done at MedyMatch is develop not just an algorithm, but an AI platform which looks at the entire patient – that is to say, the full richness of 3D imaging plus other patient attributes – to allow us, firstly, to understand whether that person is hemorrhagic st...
Source: Mass Device - December 5, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Imaging Software / IT MedyMatch Source Type: news

Migraine as a risk factor for young patients with ischemic stroke: a case –control study
AbstractStudies have suggested a possible association of migraine and increased risk of ischemic stroke in young adults, particularly in smokers and in women who use oral contraceptive drugs. We aimed to analyze the association between migraine and ischemic stroke in young population in a hospital-based cohort. We included 202 consecutive patients with the diagnosis of ischemic stroke who were between 15 and 50  years and age- and gender-matched 250 volunteers with no history of stroke. All participants were interviewed using a questionnaire for migraine. Localization of ischemic lesion was classified as anterior and post...
Source: Neurological Sciences - January 11, 2017 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Thrombolysis in Recurrent Stroke–Beyond Guidelines: A Case Report
We report a case of successful IV thrombolysis in a young patient with recent prior stroke and recurrent stroke. A 35-year-old male presented in our emergency with recurrent stroke had a history of acute onset vertigo, headache, and vomiting. He was diagnosed to have posterior circulation stroke before 5 days on the basis of clinical history and neuroimaging. On the day of presentation to our hospital, he had developed new symptom of acute onset right hemiparesis with dysarthria. IV tissue plasminogen activator administered within 2 hours of onset of new symptoms resulted in significant improvement in spite of the recent prior stroke.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 4, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Suman Kushwaha, Seema Malik, Garima Sarraf, Aldrin Dung Dung Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research

Young adults aren’t too young to be at risk for a stroke
Jennifer Reilly was 28 years old when she began experiencing some odd symptoms. Half of her left hand went numb. She could move her fingers, but she couldn’t feel anything on the outer part of that hand. Because she was so young, Reilly assumed it was nothing. She was wrong. She was having a stroke. The numbness recurred off and on for several days. Then one night she had a piercing headache, an uncommon event for her. She mentioned her symptoms to a work colleague, who urged her to see a doctor. “I didn’t know I was having a stroke at the time,” said Reilly, now 35. “I just assumed I was a healthy, normal 28-yea...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 29, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Intracerebral Hemorrhage: The 'Other' Stroke
J Mocco, MD, MS Professor and Vice Chair for Education Director, Cerebrovascular Center Residency Program Director Department of Neurological Surgery Mount Sinai Health System Intracerebral Hemorrhage: The 'Other' Stroke A recent patient of mine, 48-year-old "Joe" (not his real name), was eating with his family at an Italian restaurant. Suddenly, he stood up, cursed, and collapsed. They brought him to the hospital, and he could not talk, move, or do anything we asked him to do. It turned out that Joe had suffered the second-most common, but deadliest, form of stroke: intracerebral hemorrhage. When people hear "stroke,...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news