Background: Stroke treatment has significantly improved over the last decades, but the complexity of stroke cases requires specialized care through dedicated teams with specific knowledge and training ...

Acute ischemic stroke caused by large vessel occlusion (LVO) with low National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores (≤5) presents a critical clinical dilemma regarding optimal management.

CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson has received certification from DNV as an Acute Stroke Ready Center, affirming the hospital’s readiness to handle strokes and stroke related medical problems. This ...

Effective January 1, 2026, all Massachusetts emergency departments, including satellite emergency facilities, will be required to provide, at minimum, acute stroke ready services. In August, the ...

1 Department of Acupuncture, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China 2 Department of Acupuncture, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, ...

In-hospital strokes — defined as those occurring during hospitalization for another diagnosis — are relatively common, affecting between 35,000 and 75,000 patients each year in the US. While the ...

About The Study: In this cohort study, the likelihood of receiving stroke treatments increased for white but not Black patients within the same facility after the center was stroke certified as a ...

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — St. John Broken Arrow and St. John Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville received the Advanced Primary Stroke Center certification from The Joint Commission. “These ...

From low-carb ice cream to keto protein bars to “sugar-free” soda, the decades-old sweetener erythritol is everywhere. But new CU Boulder research shows the popular sugar substitute and specialty food ...

Intravenous thrombolysis remains a standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke within 4.5 hours after onset. Vascular reocclusion may occur after intravenous thrombolysis and may be preventable with ...

This engaging session, presented by Joseph McCall, MD, MBA, the division chief of the neurohospitalist division and clinical assistant professor at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, ...