A phase 2 study has suggested that the glycoprotein (gp) IIb/IIIa blocker eptifibatide can be safely combined with a reduced dose of tPA in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke, and there was a ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. claiming the lives of more than 140,000 Americans each year. But many lives could be spared if treatment was given ...

A new report details the case of a patient on the new experimental Alzheimer's drug, lecanemab, who died after experiencing numerous acute intracerebral hemorrhages during treatment with tissue ...

Adult patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who experience a stroke caused by a clot (i.e., ischemic strokes or IS) can be treated safely with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) if they qualify, ...

Charleston, SC - Patients who have acute ischemic stroke on the weekend are more likely to receive aggressive treatment, including thrombolysis, than those patients who have an event during the week, ...

Emergency mobile stroke unit. Ambulance van furnishes services to diagnose stroke patients. Two neurologists discuss the barriers to timely tPA administration in acute stroke, including the ...

Stroke victims treated with TPA were twice as likely to have a good outcome as those who were not. The Food and Drug Administration approved it for stroke the next year, and a move grew to treat ...

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has ordered the establishment of a network of stroke centers across the province to ensure ...

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke. "My left arm and part of my face were numb and tingling, and when I went to stand up to dress myself, I fell right to the floor," Brad ...