Stroke/Vascular Neurology News

There was insufficient evidence of excess harm associated with off-label IV thrombolysis in patients after ischemic stroke with recent intake of a direct oral anticoagulant, researchers reported in JAMA Neurology.

Despite similar outcomes following endovascular thrombectomy anterior large vessel ischemic stroke, patients with osteoarthritis were 22.5% less likely to undergo EVT compared with those without it, researchers reported.

Singing may be a potential tool to promote communicative and psychosocial outcomes among patients with post-stroke aphasia, researchers reported in Brain Communications.

A higher locus of control at work and home was associated with reduced psychosocial stress and lower odds of acute stroke, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Irrigation at body temperature was superior to room temperature in the evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma, resulting in fewer recurrences and optimized patient outcomes, researchers reported in JAMA Neurology.

In a Scandinavian cohort, offspring born to mothers with preeclampsia had elevated risk for ischemic heart disease and stroke, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Viz.ai has announced that 85% of aneurysms detected by Viz Aneurysm, its artificial intelligence-based detection tool, previously had not been referred for neurovascular review.

In this edition, we bring you news and Healio-exclusive interviews from the American Neurological Association Annual Meeting.

After a minor stroke or transient ischemic attack, patients with normal vs. impaired renal function treated with ticagrelor plus aspirin had lower risk for stroke at 90 days compared with clopidogrel plus aspirin, researchers reported.

In patients who had endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke with large-vessel occlusion, intensive systolic BP control to less than 120 mm Hg was linked with poor outcomes after the procedure, researchers reported.