A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that endovascular thrombectomy may improve ...

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Background Substantial clinical evidence supporting the benefit of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for distal occlusions within the posterior circulation is still missing. This study aims to investigate ...

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Prehospital ELVO scales. Recent prehospital stroke scales were designed for anterior circulation strokes. In the evaluation of the Los Angeles Motor Scale, sensitivity and specificity in 119 patients ...

The investigators analyzed data from 2018 to 2022 from 20 Canadian stroke centers that participated in the OPTIMISE registry. They included 6391 patients (5929 with ACS and 462 with PCS) in their ...

Brain swelling, or cerebral edema, is a medical emergency. Learn about the evidence-based treatments doctors use to reduce ...

The main cause of ischemic strokes, which account for 87 percent of all strokes, is atherosclerosis. These fatty deposits, known as plaque, line blood vessel walls and cause blockages. Atherosclerosis ...

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is neurological disorder characterized by swelling and inflammation in the brain. Learn about symptoms, potential causes, treatment, and outlook.

Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome (CMS) is a complex neurobehavioural disorder primarily affecting children following surgical resection of posterior fossa tumours. Characterised by transient loss or ...

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