The clot-dissolving medication, alteplase, improved stroke patients' recovery by more than 50% when given up to 24 hours after the beginning of an ischemic stroke, according to preliminary ...

LOS ANGELES -- For patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes, researchers found ways to make adjunctive ...

Removing a blood clot from a large brain artery, then injecting the clot-dissolving drug tenecteplase into the artery ...

Mild electrical brain stimulation did not further improve motor recovery in stroke survivors, according to late-breaking ...

A nerve stimulation treatment being trialled in Leeds could be "life changing" for patients recovering from strokes, a ...

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Three trials showed no improvement in functional outcomes, and the potential for harm, versus medical therapy alone.

A protocol designed to progressively increase physical therapy intensity for stroke survivors improved walking distance, ...

A stroke victim left disabled after state police mistook her symptoms for signs of intoxication was awarded $11.5 million by ...

In an editorial, J. Mocco, MD, of Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, characterized the DISTAL and ESCAPE-MeVO ...

A rapid blood test could speed treatment for people who have suffered a stroke related to brain bleeding, a new study says.

New research suggests that adding higher-intensity walking to physical therapy could help improve stroke recovery. Stroke survivors in a progressive-intensity walking rehabilitation program showed ...