Giving intra-arterial thrombolysis after successful thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke led to a large increase in the number of patients achieving an excellent neurologic outcome at ...

With the study adding to a mix of conflicting trial results, it’s not yet time to update guidelines, Shyam Prabhakaran says.

Despite probable higher rates of recanalization with endovascular therapies, limited evidence exists to support the clinical benefits in patients with stroke who are unresponsive to standard ...

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 ...

February 25, 2010 (San Antonio, Texas) — A new study shows that stroke patients who received thrombolytic therapy using the "time last seen normal" to calculate whether they fall within the treatment ...

A 72 year-old woman presented with the acute onset of a left hemiplegia affecting the face, arm and leg, associated with a neglect syndrome and right eye deviation. After the initial CT showed no ...