Warfarin discontinuation ‘unnecessary’ for pacemaker surgery
Warfarin should not be discontinued in favor of heparin before pacemaker or implantable cardioverter–defibrillator surgery in patients with a moderate-to-high risk for thromboembolism, the Bruise Control trial investigators recommend. (Source: MedWire News - Stroke)
Source: MedWire News - Stroke - May 10, 2013 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Undetected arrhythmia could underlie some wake-up strokes
Unrecognized atrial fibrillation could be a cause of some wake-up strokes, say researchers who found an increased prevalence of the arrhythmia in patients who had stroke symptoms on waking. (Source: MedWire News - Stroke)
Source: MedWire News - Stroke - April 27, 2013 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Directed training facilitates out-of-hours emergency brain scans
An intensive teaching session helps emergency department physicians to reliably interpret head computed tomography scans when a radiologist is not on duty, a study shows. (Source: MedWire News - Stroke)
Source: MedWire News - Stroke - April 24, 2013 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Invasive cardiac monitoring revealing in cryptogenic stroke
Long-term observation with an implantable cardiac monitoring device detects paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in about a quarter of patients with cryptogenic ischemic stroke, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Stroke)
Source: MedWire News - Stroke - April 18, 2013 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Stroke score predicts long-term prognosis
The ASTRAL score reliably predicts 5-year functional outcome and mortality in patients with acute ischemic stroke, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Stroke)
Source: MedWire News - Stroke - April 15, 2013 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Blood pressure targets shaped by outcome considerations
The risk for different vascular outcomes in patients with hypertension may vary according to the systolic blood pressure target they achieve, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Stroke)
Source: MedWire News - Stroke - April 13, 2013 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Electrical brain stimulation alone may not improve chronic aphasia
Findings from an Italian study suggest that transcranial direct current stimulation may only improve chronic aphasia symptoms when combined with specific synaptic activation achieved through behavioral treatment. (Source: MedWire News - Stroke)
Source: MedWire News - Stroke - April 5, 2013 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Tackling hypertension has cerebral autoregulatory benefits in elderly
Intensive blood pressure reduction in elderly patients with hypertension does not result in cerebral hypoperfusion, say UK researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Stroke)
Source: MedWire News - Stroke - April 1, 2013 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Researchers bring hope for patients with aphasia
Two groups of researchers have presented preliminary results of studies aiming to help in the treatment of aphasia at the conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, this month. (Source: MedWire News - Stroke)
Source: MedWire News - Stroke - February 28, 2013 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
