News tagged with acute stroke
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Stem cells may provide treatment for brain injuries
Stem cells derived from a patient's own bone marrow were safely used in pediatric patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to results of a Phase I clinical trial at The University of Texas Health Science Center ...
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Mar 10, 2011 |
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Study: Get thee to a stroke center
Hospitals with designated stroke centers are associated with up to 20 percent higher survival rate for patients with ischemic stroke and significantly greater use of acute stroke therapy. That is the conclusion of a study ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 25, 2011 |
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Acute anemia linked to silent strokes in children
Silent strokes, which have no immediate symptoms but could cause long-term cognitive and learning deficits, occur in a significant number of severely anemic children, especially those with sickle cell disease, according to ...
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Feb 11, 2011 |
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Ischemic stroke hospitalizations decline in middle-aged, elderly, increases in young
The number of acute ischemic stroke hospitalizations among middle-aged and older men and women fell between 1994 and 2007, but sharply increased among those under age 35 — including teens and children — according ...
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Feb 09, 2011 |
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Vampire-inspired blood thinner begins new round of trials
(PhysOrg.com) -- Just in time for Halloween, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health physicians have begun testing an experimental blood thinner that mimics a chemical in vampire-bat saliva.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 29, 2010 |
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Warfarin users appear more likely to develop brain bleeding following stroke treatment
Patients already taking warfarin who develop an acute stroke appear more likely to experience a brain hemorrhage following treatment with an intravenous clot-dissolving medication, even if their blood clotting function appears ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Antibiotic may be new stroke treatment
The antibiotic minocycline may revolutionize the treatment of strokes. A new study, published in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience, describes the safety and therapeutic efficacy of the drug in animal models.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Study confirms benefit and safety of extending treatment window for stroke to 4.5 hours
Extension of the timeframe for alteplase treatment after acute stroke from 3 hours up to 4.5 hours is a safe option and has not resulted in delayed treatment of patients. The longer time window offers an opportunity to patients ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 26, 2010 |
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Research shows fish oil component given up to 5 hours after stroke limits brain damage
Research led by Dr. Nicolas Bazan, Boyd Professor, Villere Chair, and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center, has shown that Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a component of fish oil, is ...
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Nov 08, 2010 |
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Arizona's smoking ban reduced hospital visits, study finds
Two University of Arizona researchers have studied the relationship between Arizona's 2007 law that bans smoking in public places and hospitalization rates for a range of ailments related to secondhand smoke exposure.
May 20, 2010 |
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Why are people with stroke more likely to die if hospitalized on a weekend?
People admitted to the hospital on a weekend after a stroke are more likely to die compared to people admitted on a weekday, regardless of the severity of the stroke they experience, according to new research published in ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Most Stroke Victims Arrive at Hospital Too Late for Drug Therapy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Most stroke patients arrive at the hospital too late to take advantage of a clot-busting drug that significantly reduces stroke symptoms and lessens the chance of permanent disability, according to researchers ...
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Improvements within 1 hour of stroke treatment associated with better outcomes
Patients with stroke who experience improvement within one hour of receiving the clot-dissolving medication tissue plasminogen activator appear more likely to do well three months later, according to a report in the November ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Using CT, radiologists can pinpoint cause of some strokes
Multidetector computed tomography (CT) helps pinpoint the causes of ischemic strokes, the most common type of stroke, potentially speeding the delivery of life-saving treatments, according to a study published online and ...
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Nov 09, 2010 |
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Uninsured Americans have 50 percent higher odds of dying in hospital from heart attack or stroke
An analysis of over 150,000 hospital discharges has revealed that there are significant insurance related differences in hospital mortality, length of stay, and costs among working-age Americans (age 18-64 years) hospitalized ...
Jun 10, 2010 |
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