Acute Ischemic Stroke
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06/09/2022
Racial and ethnic disparities exist across all aspects of health care. Researchers examined the association of these disparities in short- and long-term mortality for different types of stroke.
06/09/2022
03/05/2021
Isolated unilateral oculomotor nerve paresis is a rare presentation of midbrain cerebrovascular accident. This report describes a case of isolated unilateral oculomotor nerve paresis resulting from a tiny...
03/05/2021
08/11/2020
In this podcast, Shumei Man, MD, PhD discusses the findings from her recent study, which indicated that shorter thrombolytic door-to-needle times were associated with lower all-cause readmission and lower...
08/11/2020
Interactive Features
11/06/2019
A comprehensive stroke center has capabilities that a primary stroke center does not have, such as endovascular therapy. Should emergency medical services bypass a primary stroke center to get the patient...
11/06/2019
05/01/2019
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association released guidelines last year for the early management of patients with acute ischemic stroke. Test your knowledge on the guidelines by taking...
05/01/2019
04/03/2019
Do you know the symptoms of heat stroke? Find out by answering this question.
04/03/2019
08/22/2018
Martha sustained an ischemic stroke 3 years ago. According to her caregiver, her primary complication is expressive aphasia.
08/22/2018
Clinical Insights
08/11/2020
In this podcast, Shumei Man, MD, PhD discusses the findings from her recent study, which indicated that shorter thrombolytic door-to-needle times were associated with lower all-cause readmission and lower...
08/11/2020
10/09/2019
A new review highlighted the power and importance of multimodal computed tomography scanning for acute stroke. Lead author Ken Butcher, MD, answered our questions about his review.
10/09/2019
06/16/2017
In this podcast, Dr Parikh discusses the findings of his recent study, which indicated that, smoking rates have not decreased over the past 2 decades among survivors of acute ischemic stroke, unlike the...
06/16/2017
