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In Treatment Of Stroke Vitamin B3 Shows Early Promise

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
An early study suggests that vitamin B3 or niacin, a common water-soluble vitamin, may help improve neurological function after stroke, according to Henry Ford Hospital researchers. When rats with ischemic stroke were given niacin, their brains showed growth of new blood vessels, and sprouting of ne ...

read more An early study suggests that vitamin B3 or niacin, a common water-soluble vitamin, may help improve neurological function after stroke, according to Henry Ford Hospital researchers. When rats with ischemic stroke were given niacin, their brains showed growth of new blood vessels, and sprouting of ne read more Fri Mar 2010

Deficits In Brain's 'Executive' Skills Common With TIA, Minor Stroke

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
Nearly four in 10 transient ischemic attack (TIA) and minor ischemic stroke patients may experience mental impairment, according to a study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010. Researchers evaluated 140 patients (average age 67) admitted to the Urgent ...

read more Nearly four in 10 transient ischemic attack (TIA) and minor ischemic stroke patients may experience mental impairment, according to a study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010. Researchers evaluated 140 patients (average age 67) admitted to the Urgent read more Fri Mar 2010

Repeated Inflations Of A Blood Pressure Cuff Limits Tissue Damage In Patients With AMI

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
Repeated lack of oxygen for short periods of time in a distant organ by stopping blood flow, can protect another organ (e.g. the heart), during a subsequent tissue damaging period due to oxygen deficiency. The principle can be applied before predictable oxygen deficiency during heart surgery. Howeve ...

read more Repeated lack of oxygen for short periods of time in a distant organ by stopping blood flow, can protect another organ (e.g. the heart), during a subsequent tissue damaging period due to oxygen deficiency. The principle can be applied before predictable oxygen deficiency during heart surgery. Howeve read more Fri Mar 2010

Intracranial Stenting, Injecting Clot-Busting Drugs Directly To Brain May Be Better Than Other Treatments For Urgent Ischemic Strokes

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
Techniques that keep brain arteries open (intracranial stenting) or inject clot-busting drugs directly to the brain (intra-arterial tPA) may be more effective than other urgent ischemic stroke treatments, researchers said at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010... ...

read more Techniques that keep brain arteries open (intracranial stenting) or inject clot-busting drugs directly to the brain (intra-arterial tPA) may be more effective than other urgent ischemic stroke treatments, researchers said at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010... read more Fri Mar 2010

New Drug As Effective As Warfarin In Preventing Strokes In Atrial Fibrillation Patients With Prior Stroke Or TIA

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
The drug dabigatran was as effective as the currently recommended drug warfarin in preventing a subsequent stroke among people with atrial fibrillation and prior stroke or transient ischemic attack and it did so with less bleeding according to late-breaking science presented at the American Stroke ...

read more The drug dabigatran was as effective as the currently recommended drug warfarin in preventing a subsequent stroke among people with atrial fibrillation and prior stroke or transient ischemic attack and it did so with less bleeding according to late-breaking science presented at the American Stroke read more Fri Mar 2010

Antiplatelet Drug May Be Better Than Aspirin In Preventing Recurrent Strokes

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
The antiplatelet drug cilostazol used in the United States to treat leg pain associated with peripheral vascular disease was more effective and safer than aspirin at preventing recurrent strokes in a Japanese trial presented as late-breaking science at the American Stroke Association's International ...

read more The antiplatelet drug cilostazol used in the United States to treat leg pain associated with peripheral vascular disease was more effective and safer than aspirin at preventing recurrent strokes in a Japanese trial presented as late-breaking science at the American Stroke Association's International read more Fri Mar 2010

Stents As Good As Surgery For Clogged Carotid Arteries

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
The CREST trial that compared traditional surgery with less-invasive stenting to clear dangerously clogged carotid arteries in the neck is being called "seminal and robust." The Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting Trial (CREST) found that the safety and efficacy of both procedures ...

read more The CREST trial that compared traditional surgery with less-invasive stenting to clear dangerously clogged carotid arteries in the neck is being called read more Fri Mar 2010

Blacks Much Less Likely To Know They Have Heart Condition Or To Use Treatment For It

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
A large nationwide study that includes neurologists from Mayo Clinic has found that blacks are substantially less likely than whites to know that they have atrial fibrillation or to use warfarin, the most common treatment for the condition. Atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm, significantl ...

read more A large nationwide study that includes neurologists from Mayo Clinic has found that blacks are substantially less likely than whites to know that they have atrial fibrillation or to use warfarin, the most common treatment for the condition. Atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm, significantl read more Fri Mar 2010

National Stroke Prevention Study Reveals Surgery And Stenting Equally Effective

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
A major study shows that a minimally-invasive procedure is as effective and safe as the gold standard for treating blockages of the carotid artery, giving patients who prefer a less invasive procedure a proven alternative. The Methodist Hospital in Houston is a top 10 enrolling site for the CREST s ...

read more A major study shows that a minimally-invasive procedure is as effective and safe as the gold standard for treating blockages of the carotid artery, giving patients who prefer a less invasive procedure a proven alternative. The Methodist Hospital in Houston is a top 10 enrolling site for the CREST s read more Fri Mar 2010

African-Americans Have Highest Stroke Rate, Southerners More Likely To Die

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
African-Americans age 65 and younger are more than twice as likely to have a stroke compared with Caucasians in any region, and people who have a stroke are more likely to die in the South than elsewhere, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Public Heal ...

read more African-Americans age 65 and younger are more than twice as likely to have a stroke compared with Caucasians in any region, and people who have a stroke are more likely to die in the South than elsewhere, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Public Heal read more Fri Mar 2010

For Clogged Carotid Arteries Stents Shown To Be As Good As Surgery

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
Loyola University Medical Center is among the hospitals that enrolled patients in a landmark trial that compared traditional surgery with less-invasive stenting to clear dangerously clogged carotid arteries. The study found that the safety and efficacy of both procedures are roughly equal. The nine ...

read more Loyola University Medical Center is among the hospitals that enrolled patients in a landmark trial that compared traditional surgery with less-invasive stenting to clear dangerously clogged carotid arteries. The study found that the safety and efficacy of both procedures are roughly equal. The nine read more Fri Mar 2010

Choice Between Stroke-Prevention Procedures Should Be Influenced By Patient Age, Say UAB Researchers, Colleagues

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
Two stroke-prevention procedures are safe and equally beneficial for men and women at risk for stroke, but the effectiveness does vary by age, say researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in collaboration with other North American stroke investigators. In findings reported Feb... ...

read more Two stroke-prevention procedures are safe and equally beneficial for men and women at risk for stroke, but the effectiveness does vary by age, say researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in collaboration with other North American stroke investigators. In findings reported Feb... read more Fri Mar 2010

Racial Differences In Undiagnosed Key Stroke Risk Factor And Stroke Incidence

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
Blacks are more likely to have an undiagnosed key risk factor for stroke and are more likely to have a stroke than whites, according to two studies presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010... ...

read more Blacks are more likely to have an undiagnosed key risk factor for stroke and are more likely to have a stroke than whites, according to two studies presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010... read more Fri Mar 2010

Tests Used To Measure Effects Of Medications On Platelet Function May Provide Only Modest Benefit In Predicting Clinical Outcomes In Cardiac Patients

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
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 implantation found that only three of the tests were associated with a modest ability to predict outcomes su ...

read more 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 implantation found that only three of the tests were associated with a modest ability to predict outcomes su read more Fri Mar 2010

Women Need Clot-Busting Therapy After Stroke

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
New research shows women who don't receive a clot-busting drug after a stroke fare worse than men who are not treated. The study is published in the March 2, 2010, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. "Women need to be treated for stroke as soon as ...

read more New research shows women who don't receive a clot-busting drug after a stroke fare worse than men who are not treated. The study is published in the March 2, 2010, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. read more Fri Mar 2010

'Silent Strokes' Linked To Kidney Failure In Diabetics

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
In patients with type 2 diabetes, silent cerebral infarction (SCI) small areas of brain damage caused by injury to small blood vessels signals an increased risk of progressive kidney disease and kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Societ ...

read more In patients with type 2 diabetes, silent cerebral infarction (SCI) small areas of brain damage caused by injury to small blood vessels signals an increased risk of progressive kidney disease and kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Societ read more Wed Feb 2010

Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. Receives 'No Objection Letter' From Health Canada For The Phase IIa Clinical Trial In Traumatic Brain Injury Patients

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. (TSX VENTURE:SSS) ("SCT" or the "Company") announced it has received a No Objection Letter ("NOL") from Health Canada for the Company supported, investigator-led Phase IIa, single centre, open label study to characterize the safety of human Chorionic Gonadotropin ("hCG") ...

read more Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. (TSX VENTURE:SSS) ( read more Wed Feb 2010

Memory Failing? You May Be At Higher Risk For Stroke

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
People who experience memory loss or a decline in their thinking abilities may be at higher risk of stroke, regardless of whether they have been diagnosed with dementia, according to a new study published in the February 2, 2010, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academ ...

read more People who experience memory loss or a decline in their thinking abilities may be at higher risk of stroke, regardless of whether they have been diagnosed with dementia, according to a new study published in the February 2, 2010, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academ read more Wed Feb 2010

Recent Immigrants May Have Lower Risk Of Early Stroke

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
New immigrants to North America may be less likely to have a stroke at a young age than long-time residents, according to a study published in the February 3, 2010, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology... ...

read more New immigrants to North America may be less likely to have a stroke at a young age than long-time residents, according to a study published in the February 3, 2010, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology... read more Wed Feb 2010

The Stroke Association's Response To The Latest National Audit Office Report, UK

Categorie : Stroke / Neuroprotection
Nikki Hill, Deputy Director of Communications at The Stroke Association said: "We are pleased to see the improvements to stroke services in the last five years that have seen more people surviving a stroke and fewer people left to cope with the effects of severe disabilities. However the report hi ...

read more Nikki Hill, Deputy Director of Communications at The Stroke Association said: read more Wed Feb 2010

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