Stroke/Vascular Neurology News

For those with either acute ischemic stroke or intracerebral hemorrhage, risk of dementia was three times higher after the first year and remained elevated as many as 20 years after, a speaker said at the International Stroke Conference.

For older adults with acute ischemic stroke, IV administration of an allogeneic cell therapy within 18 to 36 hours of onset was found to be safe but did not improve short-term outcomes, researchers reported in JAMA Neurology.

A novel smartphone app was shown to diagnose vestibular stroke symptoms via tracked eye movements in healthy volunteers with an accuracy similar to current clinical standard devices, researchers reported.

The FDA has cleared an investigational new drug application for an unmodified neural-derived exosome to treat those with acute ischemic stroke, according to its manufacturer.

In a cohort of older adults hospitalized for an initial stroke, readmission risk was not significantly different among stroke subtypes or over different time intervals, according to research published in Neurology.

In a phase 2 trial, reteplase was well tolerated with a similar efficacy and safety profile to that of alteplase as an alternative IV thrombolytic treatment for acute ischemic stroke, researchers reported.

SAN DIEGO — Guideline-directed use of hydroxyurea may reduce cerebrovascular disease among individuals with sickle cell disease, according to single-center study results.

The presence of decayed, filled and missing teeth was associated with increased risk for stroke and death, especially among Black participants vs. white participants in the ARIC study, according to a subanalysis published in Stroke.

PHILADELPHIA — Among patients with advanced HF requiring a left ventricular assist device, measures of cerebrovascular blood flow improved significantly after device implant, a speaker reported.

Black women in the U.S. who reported experiencing interpersonal racism in employment, housing and police interactions had increased stroke risks, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.