stroke treatment

Locust Study Gives Clues For Stroke And Migraine Treatments

harminka — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:45:46 -0500

A similarity in brain disturbance between insects and people suffering from migraines, stroke and epilepsy points the way toward new drug therapies to address these conditions.

Computer Model Can Determine Best Heart Disease, Stroke Treatments For Diabetic Patients

harminka — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:37:43 -0500

Researchers from North Carolina State University and Mayo Clinic have developed a computer model that medical doctors can use to determine the best time to begin using statin therapy in diabetes patients to help prevent heart disease and stroke.

Stroke Treatment Comparison Favors Minimally Invasive

harminka — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:50:22 -0500

While minimally invasive coil treatments for those with a ruptured brain aneurysm have proved to be a more effective technique than traditional surgical operation in selected Stroke patients, the superior procedure is drastically more expensive, according to new research from the Zeenat Qureshi Stroke Research Center at University of Minnesota Medical School.

Stroke Treatment Is Expensive In China

harminka — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:27:34 -0500

A new study has found that families in China face considerable economic hardship following stroke treatment, and it is not uncommon for health care costs to push families below the poverty line. The large study shows over 70% of stroke survivors in China experience a catastrophic impact on their financial situation after stroke treatment due to cost of health care.

Individualized Stroke Treatment Available for Patients

harminka — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:04:08 -0500

Nearly 90 percent of the 700,000 strokes that affect U.S. patients each year are caused by a blockage of blood vessels supplying the brain, known as ischemic stroke.

Stroke therapy window might be extended past 9 hours for some

harminka — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:44:26 -0600

Some patients who suffer a stroke as a result of a blockage in an artery in the brain may benefit from a clot-busting drug nine or more hours after the onset of symptoms. The findings are published in the online edition of Radiology.

Portable CT increases stroke survival and recovery

harminka — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:41:52 -0600

New research has found that the availability of a portable eight-slice computed tomography (CT) scanner in an emergency room can significantly increase the number of stroke victims who receive a potentially life-saving treatment.

Brain implants may help stroke patients overcome partial paralysis

harminka — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:58:20 -0600

Scientists have shown for the first time that neuroprosthetic brain implants may be able to help stroke patients with partial paralysis.

New research could save lives and millions of dollars

harminka — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:54:36 -0500

The Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Stroke Research Group has developed a system to fast track stroke treatment which could benefit thousands of Australian stroke patients and save millions of dollars annually.

Stroke Treatment window expanded

harminka — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:23:09 -0500

Stroke patients benefit from dissolving a blood clot in the brain up to 4.5 hours after a stroke

Telemedicine leads to better stroke treatment decisions

harminka — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:09:23 -0500

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center say that their first-of-its-kind study of a telemedicine program which transports stroke specialists via computer desktop or even laptop to the patient’s bedside, using highly sophisticated video, audio and Internet technology, could have an immediate and profound impact on the treatment of stroke patients throughout the world.

Stroke victims experiencing seizures more likely to die

harminka — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:14:56 -0500

Seizures may be a sign of significant brain injury, and may occur in patients that experience any type of stroke. A new study finds that stroke patients with ensuing seizures are more likely to die in the 30 days following stroke than patients without seizures. The findings show a mortality rate of over 30 percent at thirty days after stroke.