Published first on ScienceDaily A new device worn like a visor can detect emergent large-vessel occlusion in patients with suspected stroke with 92 percent accuracy, report clinical investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Mount Sinai, the...

Published first on ScienceDaily An anti-inflammatory drug given to patients in the early stages of a stroke has been shown by researchers at The University of Manchester and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust to reduce harmful inflammation. The drug, Kineret©,...

Published first on ScienceDaily A landmark international study of DNA samples from 520,000 individuals worldwide -- including 67,000 affected individuals -- identified 22 new genetic risk factors for stroke. Sudha Seshadri, M.D., of UT Health San Antonio, is senior...

Published first on ScienceDaily A new study has found that people with dengue fever have a higher risk of stroke, especially in the first 2 months following infection. The study is published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). "Clinicians in dengue-endemic...

Published first on ScienceDaily Doctors caring for severe stroke patients need to take account of their psychological needs and help prepare families for the possibility that they may not recover, a study suggests. Patients and their families experience debilitating...