Stroke/Vascular Neurology News

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Antithrombotic use after a transient focal neurological episode, as well as motor forms of these episodes, increased risk for lobar intracerebral hemorrhage, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Compared with cancer survivors, stroke survivors were less likely to quit smoking, with nearly 40% continuing to smoke after the stroke, suggested new data.

Alteplase did not appear to have reduced treatment effect among patients with acute ischemic stroke with one or more cerebral microbleeds, according to an analysis of a randomized clinical trial published in Neurology.

AI-powered intelligent care coordination company Viz.ai introduced its cerebral aneurysm detection platform at the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology annual meeting.

Drinking multiple cups of coffee or tea a day, or a combination of the two, was associated with a decreased risk for dementia and stroke, according to findings published in PLOS Medicine.

Higher intake of vegetable fat, polyunsaturated fat and vegetable oil could reduce risk for stroke among healthy adults, whereas high intake of nondairy animal fat, total red meat and processed red meat may drive stroke risk, data show.

Discrepancies between functional outcome and postendovascular therapy infarct volume correlated with differences in pretreatment factors and post-treatment complications, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Eating more fish appeared linked to lower cerebrovascular disease risk, particularly among individuals younger than 75 years, according to results of a population-based study published in Neurology.

The FDA has granted investigational device exemption approval to Rapid Medical for a trial to expand stroke treatment to distal brain regions, according to a press release.