"Stroke codes are the hottest of messes." That's how one of my emergency medicine colleagues put it to me recently. And you know what? She's probably right. The problem is that a ton of things have to ...

A stroke is often thought of as a condition of adulthood, yet it remains a significant and underrecognized cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. Despite being cited among the ...

A streamlined, nurse-led response for hospitalized patients experiencing an acute stroke at a Texas academic medical center improved time from symptom discovery to imaging and treatment, which is ...

PHOENIX, AZ—Among patients with acute ischemic stroke, going through the radial artery for mechanical thrombectomy is noninferior to using transfemoral access when it comes to recanalization and has ...

Acute ischemic stroke remains one of medicine’s most time-sensitive emergencies. When blood flow to the brain becomes blocked, approximately 1.9 million neurons die each minute without intervention.

Nursing interventions are central to the multidisciplinary management of stroke survivors, spanning the acute, subacute and long-term phases of recovery. In the immediate aftermath of cerebrovascular ...

Among individuals at high risk for stroke, those who participated in a 10-week primary care program that promoted involvement in everyday activities and the adoption of a healthy lifestyle had a 61% ...

Stroke care has long been a race against time, but recent innovations are changing the game, with interventions beginning even before patients reach the hospital doors. Dr. Matthew Koenig, a renowned ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Early administration of thrombolytic drugs remains highly dependent on establishing the precise time the patient ...

Correspondence to Dr Ada Tang, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Canada; atang{at}mcmaster.ca Objective To determine the superiority of ...