Stroke/Vascular Neurology News

Annual strokes and related deaths increased significantly between 1990 and 2019, despite significant reductions in age-standardized rates, according to a systematic analysis published in The Lancet Neurology.

In a cohort of Japanese men and women, higher peanut consumption decreased risk for total and ischemic stroke, as well as CVD, but not ischemic heart disease, according to results of the Japan Public Health Center study.

Rupture occurred in one of 25 aneurysms within 1 year of intracranial aneurysm growth detection, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Neurology.

Neighborhood material deprivation is linked to increased medical costs and poor clinical outcomes after stroke in a publicly funded universal health care system, according to a population-based, retrospective study published in Neurology.

Intracerebral hemorrhage disproportionately affected and occurred earlier in uninsured Black and Hispanic people with untreated hypertension, according to study data published in JAMA Network Open.

Immigrants to Canada had lower rates of stroke or transient ischemic attack compared with long-term residents, with rates varying by age, stroke type and country of origin, according to results of a province-wide retrospective analysis.

In patients with asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis requiring intervention, there was no difference in 5-year stroke risk between those assigned carotid artery stenting and those assigned carotid endarterectomy.

The FDA approved the Vivistim System, a drug-free rehabilitation system using vagus nerve stimulation for treating moderate and severe upper extremity mobility loss caused by chronic ischemic stroke.

Patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack received different levels of care in hospitals, according to results of a quality improvement study conducted in China and published in JAMA Network Open.

The modified pediatric Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score correlated with stroke severity, hemorrhagic transformation and 1-year outcomes among children with supratentorial ischemic stroke, according to findings published in Neurology.