Stroke/Vascular Neurology News

Nearly 14% of active smokers who survived a stroke use e-cigarettes, and those users were more inclined than e-cigarette nonusers to try to quit smoking within the past year, according to a research letter published in JAMA Neurology.

The number of Americans with dementia — which currently stands at 1 in 7 — could triple by 2050, according to an American Heart Association writing group.

Acute stroke occurred rarely in a cohort of nearly 2,700 “critically ill” patients with COVID-19, according to findings from an international registry that also demonstrated greater mortality with hemorrhagic, but not ischemic, stroke.

A novel risk prediction score identified which patients with intracerebral hemorrhage are at low risk for critical care with a high degree of specificity, according to findings from a retrospective cohort study published in Neurology.

Among patients with recent ischemic stroke, an insertable cardiac monitor detected atrial fibrillation more frequently than a device used in standard care, according to results of the STROKE AF trial.

During endovascular therapy for large vessel occlusion stroke, more than three attempts at clot retrieval was associated with elevated risk for symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage, regardless of procedure time, researchers reported.

Comfort care interventions could improve quality of life in hospitalized patients with stroke, but disparities related to sex, race and income should be addressed, researchers reported.

Research into biomarkers to identify concussion and differentiate ischemic stroke from intracerebral hemorrhage topped Healio Neurology’s coverage in March. Plus: cannabis use, neuroplasticity after stroke and Lewy body dementia.

Acute stroke case fatality decreased substantially between 2003 and 2017 at the same time that discharge to home or rehabilitation increased and long-term care admissions decreased, according to a Canadian study.

Ideal American Heart Association CV health scores were associated with substantially lower risks for stroke, ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage and unspecified stroke, but not subarachnoid hemorrhage, researchers reported.