Treatment outcomes were consistent for all five definitions of minor stroke. For each definition, patients treated with tPA were more likely to have favorable outcomes and less likely to have bad ...

Ischaemic stroke can lead to permanent neurological damage and often death if not diagnosed and treated promptly. There is therefore an urgent need for novel treatment approaches. Now, writing in ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine why patients with ischemic stroke did not receive IV TPA and assess the availability of this therapy to patients with ischemic stroke. METHODS: Consecutive patients with ...

My neighbor had a stroke and received a "clot buster" medication. Then, I found out my uncle had a surgery after a stroke.

It is similar to a stroke in the brain ... the clot with an infusion of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)—a clot-dissolving drug—into the blocked ophthalmic artery. Researchers analyzed ...

St. Francis Regional Medical Center has received an award that recognizes the hospitals commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatement according to nationally ...