Acute-phase nutritional changes associated with poorer 3-month outcomes in ischemic stroke patients
Dropping Nutrition Scores Predict Worse Stroke Recovery
A prospective-retrospective cohort study of 1,445 acute ischemic stroke patients found that acute-phase nutritional changes (ΔPNI) were sign…
Small changes in your body's fuel reserves during the first week of a stroke can signal a much harder road to recovery.
JUST Score variables predict hemorrhagic versus ischemic stroke differentiation in EMS-transported patients.
Can Paramedics Tell Which Stroke You're Having?
This cohort review evaluated North American adult patients with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke transported by emergency medical services. Th…
A simple checklist used by paramedics can hint at which kind of stroke you're having, so they can rush you to a hospital that actually treat…
Vascular risk factors and diagnostic findings in young stroke patients across sixteen MENA centers
Young Adults Are Having Strokes — And the Causes May Surprise You
This retrospective cohort study examined 3,971 young adults with stroke across nine Middle East and North Africa countries. Hypertension was…
High blood pressure and diabetes are driving strokes in young adults across the Middle East and North Africa, creating distinct risks that d…
Acupuncture plus robot therapy improves motor function in subacute stroke hemiplegia per meta-analysis
Combining Acupuncture and Robots Boosts Stroke Recovery
A meta-analysis of 20 RCTs (1,594 patients) found combined acupuncture and rehabilitation robot therapy superior to control for improving up…
Adding acupuncture to robot therapy helps stroke patients move better than robots alone, speeding recovery for those with paralysis after a …
Earlier endovascular therapy within 24 hours associated with smaller infarct and better outcomes in LVO stroke.
Does waiting longer for stroke treatment cause more brain damage and worse recovery?
This prospective cohort study evaluated 216 patients with anterior circulation large-vessel occlusion stroke treated with endovascular thera…
Waiting longer for stroke treatment causes more dead brain tissue and leaves fewer patients able to live independently after 90 days.
Higher systemic immune-inflammation index associated with increased mortality after ischemic stroke
Higher inflammation marker linked to increased death risk after ischemic stroke
A retrospective cohort study of 1,156 ischemic stroke patients found that each standard deviation increase in the systemic immune-inflammati…
Higher inflammation levels after an ischemic stroke are linked to a 17% greater risk of death for every standard increase in the blood test …
Meta-analysis finds no significant differences between pCASL and DSC perfusion MRI in hyperacute ischemic stroke
MRI technique shows promise for stroke imaging but evidence remains limited
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 383 ischemic stroke patients found no significant differences between pseudocontinuous arterial spi…
A new MRI scan that avoids injected dye shows similar results to standard tests for detecting early stroke damage, though more research is n…
Higher prognostic nutritional index associated with lower all-cause mortality in ischemic stroke cohort
Could a simple nutrition score predict survival after a stroke?
A retrospective cohort study of 1,152 ischemic stroke patients found each 1-unit increase in prognostic nutritional index (PNI) was associat…
A simple nutrition score based on two blood tests predicts an 8.5% lower risk of death within a year for stroke survivors.
Infarct volume predicts early neurological deterioration after endovascular stroke treatment
Can a brain scan after stroke treatment predict who might get worse?
A retrospective cohort study of 682 ischemic stroke patients who underwent endovascular treatment found that 30.5% developed early neurologi…
A larger area of brain damage after stroke treatment predicts who is most likely to worsen within 24 hours, especially if bleeding occurs.
Meta-analysis finds AI systems show high diagnostic accuracy for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
Can AI spot strokes as well as human doctors? New analysis suggests it's close.
A meta-analysis of 9 studies in emergency stroke patients found AI-based CT/MRI models had mean sensitivity of 86.9% and specificity of 88.6…
New analysis shows AI systems match human doctors in spotting strokes on brain scans, offering a promising tool to speed up life-saving diag…
EVT benefits LVO stroke with absent-to-moderate white matter lesions; less clear in severe WMLs
Does brain health before a stroke affect recovery? For some patients, it might make a big difference.
In a secondary analysis of the ANGEL-ASPECT trial (n=456), EVT significantly improved 90-day functional outcomes in patients with anterior-c…
For stroke patients with minor brain wiring damage, clot-removal surgery strongly improves recovery, but those with severe damage see less b…