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 ...

In any case, there was no mortality signal associated with alteplase administered up to 24 hours after a stroke in HOPE.

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2009;7(1):29-48. Several additional trials are using identification of a penumbra by neuroimaging for the inclusion of patients. The ReoPro Retavase Reperfusion of ...

The clinical syndrome produced by a stroke is determined by the artery or arteries that are occluded. Blood is supplied to the brain by two major sets of arteries, the anterior and posterior ...

More than 100 million people globally have had a stroke, but there are ways to reduce your risk and spot the signs of stroke ...

In a randomized clinical trial in China, giving the clot-busting medication alteplase up to 24 hours after stroke symptoms ...

In a randomized clinical trial in China, giving the clot-busting medication alteplase up to 24 hours after stroke symptoms ...

A blood test may rapidly distinguish brain bleeds from clot-caused strokes, even before people with stroke symptoms reach the ...

Alteplase improves stroke recovery by over 50% when given up to 24 hours after symptom onset, offering hope for patients with ...

Propranolol, a beta blocker medication used for treating high blood pressure and preventing migraines, may lower ischemic stroke risk in women who experience migraines frequently.