The following is a summary of “Association between SARS-CoV-2 and stroke: perspectives from a metaumbrella-review,” published in the March 2025 issue of BMC Neurology by Baldo de Souza et al. The ...

The study, published March 12 in JAMA Network Open, compared the newly approved tenecteplase in a single quick injection to alteplase, the stroke treatment that has been used for decades and requires ...

American Stroke Association unveils guidelines that could prevent up to 80% of strokes through eight essential lifestyle ...

PRESTIGE-AF is the first of the larger trials in this scenario to report results. More data are needed to help guide ...

The following is a summary of “Is there an association between retinal vein occlusion and cerebrovascular accident? A ...

Hemorrhagic stroke has more than double the ... initial presentation vs those with thrombotic strokes (arterial ischemic stroke [AIS] or cerebral venous thrombosis [CVT]). The analysis included ...

It’s been reported that some medical facilities lack MRI scanners or other advanced equipment that would allow for quicker diagnosis. When it comes to such brain attacks, the timing is extremely ...

Notably, off-label tenecteplase had already become the preferred thrombolytic for acute ischemic stroke before the expanded ...

Phase III PRESTIGE-AF trial shows that direct oral anticoagulants significantly lower the risk of ischemic stroke in ...

The burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) among smokers is profoundly evident, cigarette smoking, a leading preventable ...

Intra-arterial thrombolysis via urokinase following reperfusion by endovascular thrombectomy for stroke does not affect survival without disability.