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Pilot study shows potential of transcranial direct current stimulation in poststroke motor recovery
Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with motor training in stroke patients led to greater improvements in motor function, compared with motor training alone, in a...
Source: Clinical Neurology News - March 16, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
High false positives found for Medtronic’s implantable AF detectors
LOS ANGELES – Medtronic’s Reveal LINQ implantable loop recorders misidentified 84% of rhythm anomalies as atrial fibrillation in 52 stroke patients at Emory University in Atlanta, according to a...
Source: Clinical Neurology News - March 14, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Lower the CT to check the heart for embolic sources in acute stroke
LOS ANGELES – Enlarge the field of CT angiography to include the heart in acute ischemic stroke patients; you’ll quickly identify sources of cardiogenic emboli and other problems that will otherwise...
Source: Clinical Neurology News - March 12, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Seeking an alteplase alternative for stroke
Where is a biosimilar when you need one?
A few weeks ago, I reported on an advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration overwhelmingly recommending that the agency approve a biosimilar...
Source: Clinical Neurology News - March 8, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
ISC: Cryptogenic stroke linked to PSVT in absence of atrial fibrillation
LOS ANGELES – Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia is associated with subsequent ischemic stroke in patients without documented atrial fibrillation, according to a claims analysis of 42,152...
Source: Clinical Neurology News - March 4, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
ISC: Pick up extra AF with extended Holter monitoring
LOS ANGELES – Atrial fibrillation is three times more likely to be detected within 6 months of an ischemic stroke if, instead of the usual 24 or so hours of Holter ECG monitoring, patients are...
Source: Clinical Neurology News - March 2, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
ISC: Thrombectomy shown highly cost-effective for stroke
LOS ANGELES – Endovascular thrombectomy is not only clinically the best option for many patients with acute, ischemic strokes involving a proximal occlusion in a large cerebral artery; it’s also...
Source: Clinical Neurology News - February 29, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
ISC: Imaging supplants clocks for targeting stroke reperfusion
LOS ANGELES – Can brain imaging surpass the clock for identifying acute ischemic stroke patients who will benefit from thrombolytic or thrombectomy treatment?
That’s what experts now envision, based...
Source: Clinical Neurology News - February 26, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
VIDEO: Rapidly improving stroke patients still at risk for bad outcomes
LOS ANGELES – Stroke patients might seem to improve on their way to the hospital, but it’s hard to know if they really are.
Investigators at State University of New York, Brooklyn, have taken a...
Source: Clinical Neurology News - February 25, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
VIDEO: Octogenarians benefit from ischemic stroke thrombectomy
LOS ANGELES – Clot removal to recanalize the occluded intracerebral arteries of acute ischemic stroke patients was as effective for producing good outcomes in patients aged 80 years or older as it...
Source: Clinical Neurology News - February 19, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
VIDEO: Post-stroke pioglitazone modestly protective against secondary vascular events
LOS ANGELES – Nondiabetic, insulin-resistant patients who started pioglitazone within 6 months of an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack had almost a 3% absolute risk reduction in secondary...
Source: Clinical Neurology News - February 19, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
VIDEO: Migraine plus aura doubles ischemic stroke rate
LOS ANGELES – Adults who have migraine with aura had twice the rate of ischemic strokes, compared with people with migraine without aura in a review of 11,663 older Americans followed for an average...
Source: Clinical Neurology News - February 18, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Elevated cardiovascular risks linked to hidradenitis suppurativa
The inflammatory skin disease hidradenitis suppurativa is associated with significantly increased risks of adverse cardiovascular outcomes such as ischemic stroke, myocardial infarction, and...
Source: Clinical Neurology News - February 17, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
COPD exacerbation amps up stroke risk
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have an approximately 20% increased risk of stroke, and the risk is highest during the time after an acute exacerbation of COPD, data from a large...
Source: Clinical Neurology News - February 12, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
What’s next for Watchman stroke prevention device
SNOWMASS, COLO. – The goal is finally in sight following an odyssey to develop the Watchman left atrial appendage closure device as a safe and effective alternative to oral anticoagulation for stroke...
Source: Clinical Neurology News - February 11, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
