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New brain mapping model could improve effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation
Brain researchers have developed a new brain mapping model that could improve the success rate of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in treating conditions including depression, neuropathic pain, and stroke. The model helps pinpoint target sites during TMS, a procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to alleviate or eliminate symptoms of stroke, depression, and attention disorders.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 22, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Two different carotid artery stenting procedures show little difference in effectiveness
Use of either proximal embolic protection devices (P-EPDs) or distal filter embolic protection devices (F-EPDs) during elective carotid artery stenting results in low rates of in-hospital stroke and death, according to a new study. The study found that although P-EPDs have been theorized to be more effective than F-EPDs at preventing stroke during carotid artery stenting, this first comparative effectiveness study revealed no statistically significant difference between the two devices.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 20, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
New studies about endovascular therapy for stroke represent paradigm shift
An expert who writes an accompanying editorial for five studies about endovascular stroke therapy published simultaneously in the New England Journal of Medicine says these randomized clinical trials represent a breakthrough in showing the benefits of endovascular therapy for acute ischemic strokes.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 17, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Effectiveness of new stroke treatment confirmed
A research paper confirms earlier findings that a procedure called endovascular therapy for ischemic stroke is the best treatment option for many patients by reducing the incidents of disability. This is the fourth research paper published this year that confirms the efficacy of the treatment.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 17, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Game-changer for stroke treatment: Better function after stroke if clots removed
Patients with severe strokes had far better outcomes when they were treated using not only a drug to dissolve the blood clot causing the stroke, but also with a procedure to grab, dislodge and remove the clot, according to an international study.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 17, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
UK research cash for dementia, stroke still way too low, experts say
The amount of government money pumped into dementia and stroke research in the UK has risen significantly in recent years, but it is still way too low when compared with the economic and personal impact these conditions have, experts argue.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 14, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Network 'hubs' in brain attract information, much like airport system
"Hubs" in the brain -- highly connected regions that like hubs of the airport system -- act as critical destinations where information is received and integrated, scientists report. "Understanding how information transfer occurs in the brain is critical, especially if network hubs are taken off line by anesthesia, tumor or stroke," says the senior study author.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 13, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Some atrial fibrillation patients receive unnecessary blood thinners
About a quarter of all atrial fibrillation patients at the lowest risk for stroke receive unnecessary blood thinners from cardiology specialists, according to researchers, and these providers must be made aware of the resulting potential health risks.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 13, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Mental practice, physical therapy effective treatment for stroke, research shows
A combination of mental practice and physical therapy is an effective treatment for people recovering from a stroke, according to researchers. Mental practice and physical therapy are interventions used to improve impaired motor movement, coordination and balance following stroke. Mental practice, also known as motor imagery, is the mental rehearsal of a motor action without an overt action. Physical therapy consists of repetitive, task-oriented training of the impaired extremity.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 9, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Stroke classification system called TOAST is easy to use and effective
A stroke classification system called TOAST is easy to use and effective, neurologists report. TOAST is used to classify ischemic strokes, which are caused by blood clots and account for about 85 percent of all strokes. A wide range of diseases can cause blood clots in the brain. Establishing the most likely cause influences both short-term and long-term prognoses. It also affects treatment decisions, especially treatments to prevent recurrent strokes.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 7, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Cigarette warning labels may be more effective with imagery
Young adults are more likely to appreciate the dangers of smoking when warnings are presented in images as well as text, according to a new study. The labels used in the study emphasized negative consequences of smoking associated with lung cancer, heart disease and stroke, impotence, eye disease, neck, throat and mouth cancers, and vascular disease.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 7, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Novel therapeutic procedure helps stroke patient recover three-dimensional vision
Impaired vision is one of the most common consequences of a stroke. In rare cases, patients may even lose their ability to perceive depth. Such patients see the world around them as flat, like a two-dimensional picture. This makes it impossible for them to judge distances accurately – a skill they need, for instance, when reaching for a cup or when a car is approaching them on the street. A patient with this particular type of visual dysfunction has recently been studied in detail by a research team. The team has developed the first effective treatment regime and have identified the area of the brain that, when damaged, ...
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 7, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Presence of heart pouch may explain strokes of unknown origin, study finds
A pouchlike structure inside the heart's left atrial chamber in some people may explain strokes that otherwise lack an identifiable cause, according to researchers. Stroke is the leading cause of long-term severe disability and the fourth-most-common cause of death in the U.S. About 80 percent of the 700,000-plus strokes that occur annually in this country are due to blood clots blocking a brain artery. In up to a third of these cases, the clots’ origin cannot be determined.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 1, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Genetic variability in the platelet linked to increased risk for clotting
Coronary heart disease and stroke, two of the leading causes of death in the United States, are diseases associated with heightened platelet reactivity. A new study in humans suggests an underlying reason for the variability in the risk of clotting is due to a genetic variation in a receptor on the surface of the platelet.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 31, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Short bouts of high-intensity exercise before a fatty meal best for vascular health
A short burst of intensive exercise before eating a high fat meal is better for blood vessel function in young people than the currently recommended moderate-intensity exercise, according to a new study. Cardiovascular diseases including heart attacks and stroke a leading cause of death, and the process underlying these diseases start in youth. An impairment in the function of blood vessels is thought to be the earliest event in this process, and this is known to occur in the hours after consuming a high fat meal.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 30, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
