Patients with abnormal findings had worse outcomes down the road. Still unknown is exactly how to modify that risk.

Krueger et al. established various experimental models of focal cerebral ischemia, and their experimental data strongly suggest that ischemia-associated BBB deficits are primarily caused by ...

Young adults who ignore high blood pressure risks are likely to face severe health consequences, including strokes, which ...

FARMINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — 56-year-old Scott Flanagan was used to working with stroke survivors as a physical therapy ...

For all patients, the total ischemic lesion (infarct+penumbra+benign oligemia) was defined using the contrast delay plus mean transit time map. Cerebral blood flow (CBF), cerebral blood volume (CBV) ...

Brain swelling, or cerebral edema, is a medical emergency. Learn about the evidence-based treatments doctors use to reduce ...

The most common type of stroke is an ischemic stroke, accounting for about 87% of all cases, according to the American Stroke ...

Modern neuroimaging with CT and MRI have made possible the reliable visualization of the relevant anatomy and physiology in acute ischemic stroke, specifically, the occluded artery and the ...

Ischemic Stroke Triage Current evidence indicates that there are a substantial number of patients who have large cerebral artery occlusions and excellent collateral circulation, with a rate of ...

Contrary, CT scans commonly have major availability but brain structures are poorly delineated, and even worse, ischemic lesions are only visible at advanced stages of the disease. This work ...

Background Endovascular thrombectomy has demonstrated benefit for patients with acute ischemic stroke from proximal large vessel occlusion. However, limited evidence is available from recent ...

Cerebral infarct volume (CIV) measured from follow-up non contrast CT (NCCT) scans of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients is an important radiologic outcome measure of the effectiveness of ischemic ...