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Stroke-Related Disability Not Improved By Clot-Retrieval Devices
A stroke survivor's chances of living independently after 90 days are not improved by the use of devices inserted into the artery to dissolve or remove a stroke-causing clot shortly after the onset of symptoms, according to a randomized controlled trial involving 656 patients. The study, funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health, compared the intra-arterial device-based approach plus the current standard of intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA), a clot-busting drug with IV t-PA therapy alone...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Predicting Long-term Functional Outcomes in Ischemic Stroke Predicting Long-term Functional Outcomes in Ischemic Stroke
How does longitudinal National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale measurement compare to other early markers of stroke severity in predicting 90-day stroke outcome?Stroke
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Study Assessed Benefits Of Targeted Clot Removal Based On Brain Status
The use of advanced imaging shortly after the onset of acute stroke failed to identify a subgroup of patients who could benefit from a clot-removal procedure, a study has found. The randomized controlled trial known as Mechanical Retrieval and Recanalization of Stroke Clots Using Embolectomy (MR RESCUE) was funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health, and was published online in the New England Journal of Medicine...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Update on the SPRINT trial: Preliminary results pan out
In a previous blog, I reported on the preliminary results from SPRINT, a clinical trial that examined whether a systolic blood pressure target of 120 mm Hg or less would be better than a target of 140 mm Hg in patients with hypertension (high blood pressure). The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health issued a press release with the exciting results. Now, the full paper has been published in The New England Journal of Medicine, and the results appear to be as practice-changing at it initially seemed, demonstrating a stricter blood pressure goal can reduce the likelihood of dying. In ...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - November 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH Tags: Health Heart Health Hypertension and Stroke Source Type: news
Racial disparities in stroke incidence and death
Differences between black and white people in rates of stroke death were due to rates of stroke occurrence, a study found, not to outcomes following stroke.
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - June 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Immune cell-related proteins may speed healing after stroke
Two proteins associated with immune cells may play critical roles in helping the brain to heal after a stroke. The findings might one day lead to new treatments for stroke.
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - September 26, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Researchers found that intensive therapy, added to standard rehabilitation, produces the greatest improvement when administered 2-3 months after a stroke.
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - September 27, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heart And Stroke Risk Tests Can Predict Dementia Risk
Evaluating a person's future risk of heart disease and stroke may be a better predictor of mental decline than a dementia risk test. The finding came from new research published in the journal Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. "This is the first study that compares these risk scores with a dementia risk score to study decline in cognitive abilities 10 years later," said Sara Kaffashian, PhD, with the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) in Paris, France...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news
The SPRINT trial: A major advance in treating high blood pressure
This study was sponsored primarily by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. This trial is a wonderful example of the kind of long-term, large-scale clinical trials that are necessary to advance patient care meaningfully. The study results also illustrate the importance of randomized clinical trials — that is, studies in which patients are randomly assigned to one of two treatment arms. Lastly, credit must be given to the participants who consented to be enrolled in the study. They have generously and selflessly contributed to advancing medical science and improving the care o...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - September 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH Tags: Hypertension and Stroke high blood pressure Source Type: news
Brain bleeding after stroke may be healed by immune cells
A study funded by the National Institutes of Health suggests that immune cells called neutrophils play a critical role in protecting the brain after a stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Physical clot removal can help more people after stroke
A brain imaging study identified people who can benefit from a clot-removing procedure for up to 16 hours after a stroke occurs, significantly expanding the treatment window.
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - February 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Critical time window for rehabilitation after a stroke
Researchers found that intensive therapy, added to standard rehabilitation, produces the greatest improvement when administered 2-3 months after a stroke.
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - September 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Spinal cord stimulation improves arm, hand movements after stroke
A device that stimulates the spinal cord restored arm and hand movement in two stroke patients and allowed them to perform daily activities.
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - March 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stroke patients may benefit from brain stimulation
In a small trial, deep brain stimulation plus physical therapy helped improve upper limb function in some patients who had impaired movement after a stroke.
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
People With Diabetes Are More Vulnerable to Heart Disease. How to Reduce the Risk
If you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes, know that you’ve got plenty of company. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) reports that in 2019, the most recent year for which data is available, 37.3 million adults in the U.S.—about 11.3% of the population—had the chronic condition, and that number continues to grow.
Type 1 diabetes develops when the body isn’t able to produce insulin, and Type 2 occurs when the body doesn’t use insulin correctly. Type 2 is the most common form of diabetes, and when it’s uncontrolled, a person’s blood sugar can jump to dangerous levels that requ...
Source: TIME: Health - July 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elaine K. Howley Tags: Uncategorized Disease freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
