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Thousands of lives 'at risk' because nearly HALF of NHS hospitals are low of stroke specialists
Stroke consultant positions are at a 'worryingly low level' and Britain is 'hurtling' towards a major stroke crisis unless the NHS can recruit specialist medics, The Stroke Association said.
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Study Documents Neurological, Psychiatric Complications From COVID-19
While previous studies and case reports have found that COVID-19 patients have experienced vascular and neurological problems, a newstudy inthe Lancet Psychiatry reports that patients are also showing symptoms of psychiatric disorders, including psychosis and depression.The study was the result of a collaborative effort of specialists in the United Kingdom to document COVID-19 complications.“To our knowledge, this is the first systematic, nationwide U.K. surveillance study of the breadth of acute complications of COVID-19 in the nervous system,” wrote Aravinthan Varatharaj, M.R.C.P., of University Hospital Southampton ...
Source: Psychiatr News - June 29, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Aravinthan Varatharaj brain hemorrhage brain inflammation cognition COVID-19 depression Lancet Psychiatry pain psychiatric disorders psychosis stroke United Kingdom weakness Source Type: research

Cost-effectiveness of upper extremity dry needling in the rehabilitation of patients with stroke
DISCUSSION: Cost-effectiveness with responder rate results were favourable for the DN group and were confirmed by the sensitivity analysis according to levels of care. In addition, our findings revealed that 4 weeks of treatment could be more cost-effective than 8 weeks. DN treatment of the upper extremity appears to be cost-effective based on the rate of responders measured using the MMAS scale.PMID:34856821 | DOI:10.1177/09645284211055750
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society - December 3, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Daniel Fern ández Sanchis Juan Nicol ás Cuenca Zaldívar Sandra Calvo Pablo Herrero Manuel G ómez Barrera Source Type: research

Studies: Low-Dose Aspirin May Not Prevent Initial Heart Attack, Stroke
Taking a low-dose aspirin every day has long been known to cut the chances of another heart attack, stroke or other heart problem in people who already have had one, but the risks don’t outweigh the benefits for most other folks, major new research finds. Although it’s been used for more than a century, aspirin’s value in many situations is still unclear. The latest studies are some of the largest and longest to test this pennies-a-day blood thinner in people who don’t yet have heart disease or a blood vessel-related problem. One found that aspirin did not help prevent first strokes or heart attacks...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - August 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Healthwatch aspirin Source Type: news

Antiplatelet therapy for transient ischaemic attack and minor ischaemic stroke.
Abstract Transient ischaemic attacks carry an increased risk of large ischaemic stroke in the 90 days after an event. Patients need to be seen within 24 hours in a dedicated clinic to start secondary prevention. This editorial reviews evidence for consideration of early dual antiplatelet therapy after a transient ischaemic attack. PMID: 32589536 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine - June 1, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Kalladka D, Rounis E Tags: Br J Hosp Med (Lond) Source Type: research

Asians at Higher Risk of COVID-Linked Stroke: Study
MONDAY, Nov. 9, 2020 -- Asian COVID-19 patients in the United Kingdom have a higher stroke risk than other racial/ethnic groups, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data on 1,470 stroke patients admitted to 13 hospitals in England and Scotland...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 9, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

ASPECT Score and Its Application to Vasospasm in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: a Case –Control Study
AbstractDelayed cerebral ischaemia (DCI) is a significant complication of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH) and is strongly associated with poorer outcome. The Alberta Stroke Program Early Computer Tomography (ASPECT) score is an established scoring tool, used in acute ischaemic stroke, to quantify early ischaemic changes on CT head scans. We aim to identify if ASPECT scoring correlates with functional outcome in DCI following aSAH. Retrospective case –control study. Inclusion criteria: admission to the Department of Neurosurgery at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (a tertiary neurosurgical centre in the Unite...
Source: Translational Stroke Research - August 9, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Screening, optimization, support: a call for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation.
PMID: 30070947 [PubMed - in process]
Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine - August 2, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Induruwa I, Liu W, Khadjooi K Tags: Br J Hosp Med (Lond) Source Type: research

Emerging evidence in the delivery of stroke thrombolysis.
PMID: 30188208 [PubMed - in process]
Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine - September 2, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Robinson TG, Minhas JS Tags: Br J Hosp Med (Lond) Source Type: research

Apixaban for stroke prevention in a patient with a mechanical heart valve.
PMID: 30418836 [PubMed - in process]
Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine - November 2, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Shukla P, Ashraf I, Aghoram P Tags: Br J Hosp Med (Lond) Source Type: research

Update on the management of acute stroke.
PMID: 30526104 [PubMed - in process]
Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine - December 2, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Thomas R, Sudlow M Tags: Br J Hosp Med (Lond) Source Type: research

Napping Once Or Twice A Week Could Lower Heart Attack & Stroke Risk, Study Finds
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Some good news for nap fanatics — a new study has found that a daytime nap taken once or twice a week could lower the risk of heart attacks or strokes. Researchers from the University Hospital of Lausanne, Switzerland studied the association between napping frequency and duration and the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular disease complications. Tracking 3,462 people between the ages of 35 and 75 for just over five years, the report authors found that those who indulged in occasional napping — once or twice a week, for between five minutes to an hour — were 48% ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - September 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Syndicated CBSN Boston CNN Heart Attack Stroke Source Type: news