A large study published in The Lancet Neurology indicates that individuals who possess mitochondrial DNA subhaplogroup K have a markedly lower risk of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA ...

1989, p. 1412). The two main types of stroke are ischemic and hemorrhagic, accounting for approximately 85% and 15%, respectively (Hickey, 2003). When an ischemic stroke occurs, the blood supply ...

Ischemic stroke results from an obstruction of a blood vessel supplying blood to the brain. The brain is an organ extremely sensitive to reduction of oxygen and energy, and brain damage is already ...

Traditional risk factors contribute most to young-onset CIS without patent foramen ovale; nontraditional risk factors more important in CIS with PFO. (HealthDay News) — Traditional risk factors ...

While investigators found that both traditional and nontraditional risk factors contributed significantly to cryptogenic ischemic stroke (CIS) risk in young adults, there were notable differences ...

No significant difference seen in terms of effectiveness or safety outcomes, including functional independence at discharge. (HealthDay News) — For patients with ischemic stroke, tenecteplase ...