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Measure Stroke Risk with Asymptomatic Severe Carotid Artery Stenosis

A community-based, retrospective, observational study of patients with asymptomatic severe carotid artery stenoses showed the crude stroke risk over five years was about 5%. Patients whose stenoses progress to high grade or start at that severity were at the highest risk for stroke.

Health Systems Start Transition to New Approach for Treating Ischemic Stroke

Alteplase has been a mainstay to treat ischemic stroke. When given within hours of an episode, evidence has shown the clot-busting medication can improve outcomes. But what if there was a drug that could deliver similar, and possibly even better, outcomes for a subset of stroke patients without some of the logistical hurdles associated with alteplase?

Inflammatory Foods Could Accelerate Brain Aging

In the Framingham Offspring cohort of subjects, those with a higher index of inflammatory foods recorded smaller brain volume, less grey matter.

Researchers Explore Connections Between Epilepsy and Postpartum Anxiety, Depression

Clinicians should monitor for signs of depression among patients with epilepsy who are pregnant or patients who are thinking about conceiving.

Smoking Cessation After Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosis Could Lower Dementia Risk

A cohort study of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) in South Korea revealed patients who stopped smoking after AF diagnosis were at lower risk for developing dementia than those who continued smoking.

Few People with Limited English Proficiency Participate in Stroke Studies

Rather than making the IRB processes more difficult for researchers who wish to include underrepresented populations in their study, IRBs should work with researchers to overcome obstacles.

Active Life, Healthy Mind

Daily exercise, frequent social interactions, and even performing regular household chores can lower dementia risk.

Neurologic, Cardiovascular Conditions Most Common Diagnostic Errors in ED Claims

In an analysis of 326 closed claims from 2014-2019, researchers found 31% involved either the neurologic or vascular systems. Most diagnostic errors involved one of three issues: Ordering of diagnostic tests (53%), consult management (33%), or ongoing assessment (32%).

Therapeutic Hypothermia in Coma After Cardiac Arrest With Nonshockable Rhythm

Therapeutic hypothermia is beneficial and increases the probability of brain recovery in patients with coma due to cardiac arrest with a nonshockable heart rhythm.

Immune Cell Infiltration Drives Cerebral Edema in Glioblastoma

Accumulating evidence suggests that immune dysregulation by glioblastoma cells induces tumor-associated edema and that disruption of this tumor-immune interaction may represent a novel strategy to reduce cerebral edema in glioblastoma.