An expert attendee draws from a wide range of study presentations to glean a few key conclusions for the daily practice of stroke neurologists.
Neurologic Worsening Seen with Intensive BP Lowering After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Aiming for a systolic blood pressure below 140 mm Hg following intracerebral hemorrhage can amount to too much of a good thing, a new study finds. Here’s what the findings may mean for practice.
Supportive Evidence Mounts for Use of Mobile Stroke Units
Mobile stroke units are gaining significant traction in the U.S. and around the world. A new paper looks back on the units’ time-to-treatment effects — and ahead to outcome and cost impacts.
Comprehensive Vs. Primary Stroke Centers: Is There a Quality Difference?
The answer is yes, according to a new national database analysis, but the differences are limited and fairly focused on promptness of reperfusion therapy.
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Thrombectomy 6 to 16 Hours After Stroke Onset Still Yields Threefold Rise in Functional Recovery
The newly published DEFUSE 3 trial joins the DAWN trial in support of extending the time window for endovascular thrombectomy in selected patients with acute ischemic stroke.
Stroke Deaths Plummet as IV Thrombolytic Therapy Surges, Medicare Database Study Finds
Something’s going right in acute stroke therapy: Medicare data show that one-year mortality fell 18 percent from 2009 to 2013 in tandem with a 60 percent rise in IV tPA use.
When Mobile Stroke Units Meet Telemedicine
A new study shows that when telemedicine is used to connect a hospital-based stroke neurologist with a mobile stroke treatment unit, intervention times are trimmed and technical failures can be kept rare.
State Laws Are Key to Broadening Access to Best Stroke Care, Study Shows
A comprehensive review by Cleveland Clinic researchers finds that legislation promoting primary stroke centers is a significant differentiator between states with the most and the least such centers.