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Children Can Have Recurrent Strokes
February 24, 2010 — Children can have strokes, and the strokes can recur, usually within a month, according to pediatric researchers. Unfortunately, the strokes often go unrecognized the first time, and the child does ... > full story -
Vitamin B3 Shows Early Promise in Treatment of Stroke
February 24, 2010 — An early study suggests that vitamin B3 or niacin, a common water-soluble vitamin, may help improve neurological function after stroke. When rats with ischemic stroke were given niacin, their brains ... > full story -
Can Blood-Pressure Cuffs Work? Novel Ways to Limit Stroke Damage
February 24, 2010 — Can using a simple blood-pressure cuff limit damage from strokes caused by decreased blood supply to the brain? An emerging field of study is working to see whether using this blood-pressure cuff or ... > full story -
Total Fat, Trans Fat Linked to Higher Incidence of Ischemic Stroke
February 24, 2010 — Post-menopausal women who ate the most daily dietary fat had a 40 percent higher incidence of ischemic stroke compared to those who consumed the least. In addition, high trans fat consumption was ... > full story -
Single Men, Unhappily Married Men May Have Higher Risk of Fatal Stroke
February 24, 2010 — Single men and unhappily married men may face a higher risk of fatal stroke in later decades compared to happily married men. The data were taken from interviews done in Israel in the 1960s and ... > full story -
Potential Rehabilitation Following 'Mini Stroke'
February 24, 2010 — Researchers found that a modified version of cardiac rehabilitation was effective at reducing some symptoms of stroke in just six weeks following a transient ischemic attack (TIA) often referred to ... > full story -
Deficits in Brain's 'Executive' Skills Common With TIA, Minor Stroke
February 24, 2010 — Cognitive impairment is common in transient ischemic attack and minor ischemic stroke patients. Cognitive impairment in these patients can be detected with tests that evaluate the brain's "executive ... > full story -
Decade of Efforts in Stroke Documented in New Report
February 24, 2010 — The American Stroke Association and other organizations have spent the last decade changing the care delivery system for stroke in the United States. Now the focus must include greater emphasis on ... > full story -
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Platelet Function Tests May Provide Only Modest Benefit in Predicting Cardiac Outcomes
February 23, 2010 — An analysis of six tests that are used to measure platelet function and help gauge the effectiveness of antiplatelet drugs for patients undergoing a cardiac procedure such as a coronary stent ... > full story -
Evidence-Based Care and Outcomes Improve at Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Hospitals
February 22, 2010 — A study looking at the first 1 million patients in the Get With The Guideline-Stroke program shows significant improvement in the use of evidence-based stroke therapies at participating hospitals. ... > full story
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