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Incidence of stroke in the elderly has dropped by 40 percent over the last 20 years
(Elsevier Health Sciences) A new analysis of data from 1988-2008 has revealed a 40 percent decrease in the incidence of stroke in Medicare patients 65 years of age and older. This decline is greater than anticipated considering this population's risk factors for stroke, and applies to both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. Investigators also found death resulting from stroke declined during the same period. Their findings are published in the July issue of The American Journal of Medicine.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 17, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Medical costs for stroke survivors stay high 10 years on
(Monash University) New data shows that healthcare and personal costs to support survivors of stroke remains high 10 years on. The Monash University research, published today in the journal Stroke, is the first to look at the long-term costs for the two main causes of stroke; ischemic where the blood supply stops due to a blood clot, and hemorrhagic, which occurs when a weakened blood vessel supplying the brain bursts.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 24, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

The American Stroke Association receives $11.1 million gift from the Henrietta B. and Frederick H. Bugher Foundation to fund targeted research network in hemorrhagic stroke
(American Heart Association) The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA), the world's leading voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular disease and stroke, announces its fifth major philanthropic gift from the Henrietta B. and Frederick H. Bugher Foundation.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health 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 - February 23, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Reducing inflammation boosts cognitive recovery after stroke, may extend treatment window
(Medical University of South Carolina) Reperfusion therapy, the gold standard in stroke treatment, returns blood flow to the affected brain area and must be administered within four hours of stroke to minimize hemorrhage risk. Even with successful return of blood flow, full brain function recovery is rare. Medical University of South Carolina researchers have shown in a preclinical stroke model that adding a unique compound to reduce brain inflammation significantly improves cognitive recovery and extends the treatment window.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 1, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Rate over time of stroke caused by brain bleeding
(JAMA Network) This observational study looked at the rate and risk factors of stroke caused by bleeding within the brain (intracerebral hemorrhage) between 1948 and 2016 among 10,000 participants in the Framingham Heart Study. There have been conflicting results in other studies on whether the rate of this often deadly type of stroke is changing.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Researchers report positive results for ReWalk ReStore exosuit in stroke rehabilitation
(Kessler Foundation) The trial determined the safety, reliability, and feasibility of the device in this stroke population. 'We found that the ReStore provided targeted assistance for plantarflexion and dorsiflexion of the paretic ankle, improving the gait pattern,' explained Dr. Nolan, senior research scientist in the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation. 'This is an important first step toward expanding options for rehabilitative care for the millions of individuals with mobility impairments caused by ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.'
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Treatment with clot-busting drug yields better results after stroke than supportive therapy alone
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) In an update to previous research, Johns Hopkins neurologists say minimally invasive delivery of the drug tPA directly into potentially lethal blood clots in the brain helped more patients function independently a year after suffering an intracerebral hemorrhage, a deadly and debilitating form of stroke. Rates of functional recovery with the active tPA treatment far surpassed those achieved with standard "supportive" therapy that essentially gives clots a chance to shrink on their own.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 7, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

History of stroke and coronary heart disease -- a fatal combination
(INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale)) The cardiology service team at the Hôpital Bichat and the Mixed INSERM Unit 698 (AP-HP, Université Paris Diderot), in collaboration with international teams of researchers, studied a cohort of patients suffering from coronary disease. The study showed that those patients with a history of stroke or transient ischæmic attack are not only at higher risk of cardio-vascular episodes but also of haemorrhagic events, stressing the therapeutic challenge involved in treating such patients. The research is published online in Circulation.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 18, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Antibiotic studied to reduce hemorrhagic stroke damage
(Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University) A new study will help determine if an antibiotic is a partial antidote for the poisonous effect blood has on the brain following a hemorrhagic stroke, researchers say.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 1, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Technique could identify patients at high risk of stroke or brain hemorrhage
(Nationwide Children's Hospital) Measuring blood flow in the brain may be an easy, noninvasive way to predict stroke or hemorrhage in children receiving cardiac or respiratory support through a machine called ECMO, according to a new study by researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Early detection would allow physicians to alter treatment and take steps to prevent these complications -- the leading cause of death for patients on ECMO.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Study: Racial, ethnic differences in outcomes following stroke known as subarachnoid hemorrhage
(St. Michael's Hospital) Race or ethnicity can be a significant clue in the United States as to who will survive a kind of stroke known as a subarachnoid hemorrhage and who will be discharged to institutional care, a new study has found.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 10, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Incidence of most fatal type of stroke decreasing -- thanks to a decrease in smoking?
(University of Helsinki) A recently published study indicates that Finland's national tobacco policies seem to be radically reducing the incidence of subarachnoid hemorrhage, the most fatal form of stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 12, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

UTHealth discovers how to train damaging inflammatory cells to promote repair after stroke
(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) Researchers at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth have discovered a way to turn neutrophils from toxic to helpful after a hemorrhagic stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 19, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

First-of-its-kind study associates obesity with poorer stroke outcomes in non-white patients
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) Research led by LSU Health New Orleans faculty has found that obesity contributed to poorer outcomes in non-white patients who had hemorrhagic strokes. It is one of the few studies examining outcomes of patients with obesity following intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) and is the first such study conducted within the stroke belt of the US with a racially diverse population.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 26, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

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