The Bottom Line: The prehospital management section focuses on limiting delays and recognizes that interhospital transfers of acute stroke patients for higher-level care are increasingly common.

Unfortunately, increased cerebral perfusion comes at a cost. Increased blood flow through infarcted tissue may worsen cerebral oedema and increase the risk of haemorrhagic transformation. A ...

Acute ischemic stroke remains one of medicine’s most time-sensitive emergencies. When blood flow to the brain becomes blocked, approximately 1.9 million neurons die each minute without intervention.

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Children with sickle cell disease, a chronic hemolytic anemia, present with a wide variety of neurological syndromes, including ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, transient ischemic attacks, 'soft ...

Share on Pinterest A new CDC study finds people under 65 are increasingly at risk for having a stroke. Westend61/Getty Images Strokes are increasing among young adults, according to a new report from ...

Previous studies conducted between 1997 and 2003 estimated that the risk of stroke or an acute coronary syndrome was 12 to 20% during the first 3 months after a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or ...

A stroke happens when blood flow to a part of your brain is cut off. Without oxygen from the blood, brain cells start dying within minutes. To help prevent a stroke, learn about the causes and the ...

Objectives To adapt key components of exertional heat stroke (EHS) prehospital management proposed by the Intenational Olympic Committee Adverse Weather Impact Expert Working Group for the Olympic ...

In a landmark initiative aimed at advancing stroke education and neurovascular care in India, iCURE Stroke & CREST ...