Stroke/Vascular Neurology News

The odds of 3-month symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage following IV thrombolysis for ischemic stroke among patients aged 90 years or older were not greater compared with younger patients, researchers reported.

CHICAGO — For older adults who experience first-time stroke, approaching recovery with optimism improves functional recovery, according to a poster at the American Neurological Association annual meeting.

I have a soft spot in my heart for our cover story, which explores the interprofessional intersection of neurology and rheumatology. As I reflect over my career, it was the exploration of central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis that was the first topic/area/disease to capture my imagination — even before HIV — and it’s been teasing me ever since.

For all the multitudes of diseases and diversity of organ systems rheumatologists are adept at managing and analyzing, the brain, spinal cord and related neurological conditions are often not among them.

Patients with stroke due to nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage had significantly higher rates of major adverse cardiovascular events, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

LAS VEGAS — Aggressive screening, grading of injury and early initiation of antithrombotic therapy may reduce risk for stroke in patients with blunt cerebrovascular injury, according to a presenter at BRAINWeek 2022.

LAS VEGAS — Central neuropathic pain can be challenging to treat, but several pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic options are available, according to a presenter at BRAINWeek 2022.

LAS VEGAS — Disparities in stroke care, particularly among underrepresented populations, can be overcome through educational efforts in both the health care system and at the community level, said a presenter at BRAINWeek 2022.

An LDL target of less than 70 mg/dL with ezetimibe plus statin therapy was associated with lower risk for subsequent events after stroke/transient ischemic attack at 5 years vs. a target between 90 mg/dL and 110 mg/dL, researchers reported.

Conscious sedation was not superior to general anesthesia for functional recovery in patients undergoing endovascular treatment following acute posterior circulation stroke, researchers reported in JAMA Neurology.