Benzodiazepine initiation post stroke associated with increased falls risk
1. In older adults post-acute ischemic stroke, benzodiazepine initiation was associated with an increase in 10-day fall and fall-related injury ...
Tag: stroke neurology
Tenecteplase and alteplase demonstrate similar efficacy for acute ischemic stroke
1. The usage of tenecteplase in patients with acute ischemic stroke was associated with similar effectiveness and safety compared with ...
Endovascular therapy improves outcomes in vertebrobasilar stroke despite increased risk of bleeding
1. Patients in the endovascular therapy group achieved greater functional outcomes at 90 days. 2. Endovascular therapy resulted in significantly ...
Magnetic resonance imaging provides important information regarding infarct topography in determining stroke mechanism and risk
1. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging in minor ischemic stroke patients reclassifies some cryptogenic stroke patients to small vessel occlusions. ...
MRI-Based prediction of macrovascular causes of intracerebral hemorrhage
1. The MRI Assessment of the Causes of intracerebral hemorrhage (MACRO) score shows greater predictive accuracy than existing CT-based scores ...
Early occupational therapy improves post-stroke outcomes
1. Early occupational therapy in stroke patients significantly improves recovery of functional independence, quality of life, cognition skills, and level ...
Intravenous tenecteplase shows no benefit in minor ischaemic stroke with intracranial occlusion
1. Return to baseline function was comparable in tenecteplase and standard-of-care groups. 2. More deaths and intracranial hemorrhages were reported ...
Low-grade inflammation scores can help predict 90-day outcomes after stroke
1. This retrospective cohort study found that higher low-grade inflammation (LGI) scores were associated with significantly higher acute ischemic stroke ...