by Michelle Marchante Credit: CC0 Public Domain As her students finished their online exam, Arlet Lara got up to make a cafe con leche. Her 16-year-old son found her on the kitchen floor. First, he called Dad in a panic. Then 911. “I had a stroke and my life made a 180-degree turn,” Lara told...
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Computational model can predict epilepsy after rare stroke
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from 15 countries, led by Amsterdam UMC, have developed a way to predict which patients are at risk of epilepsy after a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT). CVT is a type of stroke that typically affects women between the ages of 20 and 50. The prediction model is now available worldwide free...
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AHA Backs Screening for Cognitive Impairment After Stroke
Megan Brooks May 01, 2023 Screening for cognitive impairment should be part of multidisciplinary care for stroke survivors, the American Heart Association (AHA) says in a new scientific statement. “Cognitive impairment after stroke is very common, is associated with other post-stroke outcomes, and often has significant impact on the quality of life,” Nada El Husseini, MD, MHSc, chair of...
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New technology ‘retrains’ cells to repair damaged brain tissue in mice after stroke
by The Ohio State University Graduate research associate Jordan Moore reviews brain MRI images of mice in the nanomedicine lab at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. In a new study, researchers demonstrate the potential of a new cell therapy to reverse damage from ischemic stroke by regrowing blood vessels and healthy brain tissue. Credit:...