Stroke

University of Calgary researchers say if you’ve had a minor stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), you remain at high risk of having another, more severe stroke for several years thereafter. A lot of focus has been put on preventing stroke in the first 90-days post-TIA or minor stroke, which is when a person is [...]

A new study has found almost a five-fold increase in the number of US hospitalisations for cervical artery dissection over a 15-year period.  Cervical artery dissection is a tear in an artery in the neck that provides blood flow to the brain. Such a tear can result in blood clots that cause stroke.  A dissection [...]

An imbalance in ligands, which are molecules produced by the body and the gut microbiota, can affect a key receptor protein that plays a role in brain inflammation after stroke, according to researchers. The researchers at UTHealth Houston studied host-derived ligands, those produced by the host body, and microbiota-derived ligands, which are produced only by [...]

Neurotech company Reneural is partnering with The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Brunel University of London, to bring VR stroke rehabilitation to patients. Reneural has been awarded funding through the New Hospital Programme by NHS England to further develop its digital health solution for stroke rehabilitation. The collaboration brings together leading experts across healthcare [...]

The largest analysis to examine the best way to lower levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol in patients with blocked arteries shows that they should immediately be given a combination of a statin and another drug called ezetimibe, rather than statins alone. This could prevent thousands of deaths a year from heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular [...]

A new study has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice, following from human studies. The findings tested two candidate drugs derived from their studies on the mechanism of the brain effects of rehabilitation, of which one resulted in significant recovery in [...]

A Guernsey woman who had a stroke aged just 20will be tackling the London Landmarks Half Marathon in aid of the Stroke Association on 6 April to raise funds to support other stroke survivors. Vicki Hewlett, who was born on Guernsey, had moved to Essex aged 16 to follow her dream of working with horses, [...]

A new report has revealed a crisis in UK stroke care, particularly amongst younger adults, with patients facing a postcode lottery for life saving treatments. The Stroke Association is now calling on the government to take urgent action. The new report from the Stroke Association has revealed that the UK is facing a stroke crisis [...]

New light has been shed on the neurological processes involved in post-stoke language recovery. After a stoke, speech will often recover to some extent in the days and weeks that follow, as the brain, stimulated by its own efforts and speech therapy, tries to restore speech as far as possible on its own. To date, [...]

Mild electrical brain stimulation did not further improve motor recovery in stroke survivors, according to the results of what researchers say is a surprising study. Motor impairment, such as arm and/or leg weakness, is the most common complication after stroke. Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) restricts movement on the unaffected arm by wearing a mitt over [...]