Anticoagulant therapy is recommended for the secondary prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). T he identification of patients at high risk for early recurrence, which are potential candidates to prompt anticoagulation, is crucial to justify the risk of bleeding associated with early anticoagulant treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate […]
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IST-3 Bibliography: published full papers in peer-reviewed journals Innes K. Thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke: core nursing requirements. British Journal of Nursing 2003;12(7):416-24 Kane I, Lindley R, Lewis S, Sandercock P. Impact of stroke syndrome and stroke severity on the process of consent in the Third International Stroke Trial. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2006;21:348-52 http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=ShowPDF&ArtikelNr=91541&Ausgabe=231712&ProduktNr=224153&filename=91541.pdf Whiteley W, […]
At the Congress of the European Neurological Society held in Barcelona, researchers are discussing the advantages and disadvantages of OPs or catheter interventions to eliminate thrombi and arteriosclerotic plaque in acute cases. New insights into molecular processes could be the key to medications for combatting dangerous oedemas following a stroke.
Boehringer in end 2012 announced the approval in 15 European countries with the mutual recognition procedure, the extent of window treatment with alteplase, rt-PA in cases of acute ischemic stroke within 4 hours of symptom onset and after have ruled out the diagnosis of intracranial hemorrhage. The completion of the regulatory process has been reported […]
Stroke Track is an Acute Stroke Checklist developed at Michigan University as a training toolk for iPhone. It nicely reports demo data of the lysis candidate, NIH measurement as well as rTPA dosage. This free app available at iTunes store together with MediMath represent the most relevant iPhone tool available for stroke in the3 acute […]
Microbubbles filled with xenon or other inhert gases as a drug delivery means in acute stroke are periodically reported in medical journals (circulation 2010) or newspapers as the latest frontier. This week the activities of the University College in London and Cincinnati/Houston University raised the attention of scientific journalists see at New Scientist and Daily […]
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Sometimes 3 is less than 1.5 !
About the usefulness of a 3 tesla MRI in hyperacute phase of a stroke. The analysis showed unexpected results. see at Diffusion-weighted MRI in acute stroke within the first 6 hours: 1.5 or 3.0 Tesla? by Rosso C, Drier A, Lacroix D, Mutlu G, Pires C, Lehéricy S, Samson Y, Dormont D. from AP-HP, Urgences […]
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