Copyright 2009 Medical News Today Latest Stroke News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/stroke/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156466.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156466.php Patients who suffer from transient ischaemic attack (so-called "mini-strokes") are more likely to receive rapid assessment and care if they attend a hospital which has organised stroke care services, according to the results of a survey published in the Medical Journal of Australia. Mr Christopher Price, of the National Stroke Foundation, and his co-authors surveyed 74 hospitals on their current services for transient ischaemic attack (TIA) patients. Stroke Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156467.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156467.php Almost 30% of 14-year-old Australian children fall within a group identified as being at future increased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes or stroke, according to results referred to in the Medical Journal of Australia. West Australian researchers, including Professor Fiona Stanley of the Telethon Institute for Childhood Health Research, identified children at risk of future cardiovascular disease with features of metabolic syndrome. Heart Disease Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156287.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156287.php A revolutionary new device which could save the lives of stroke patients has been developed by a University of Wolverhampton expert. Dr Gillian Pearce is one of the inventors of a blood clot removal device which could improve the survival rates of people who have suffered a stroke. There are 130,000 strokes per year in the UK alone, and millions worldwide. Stroke Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156393.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156393.php A similarity in brain disturbance between insects and people suffering from migraines, stroke and epilepsy points the way toward new drug therapies to address these conditions. Queen's University biologists studying the locust have found that these human disorders are linked by a brain disturbance during which nerve cells shut down. This also occurs in locusts when they go into a coma after exposure to extreme conditions such as high temperatures or lack of oxygen. Headache / Migraine Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156228.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156228.php A study in the July 1 issue of the journal SLEEP identified a distinct ECG-derived spectrographic phenotype, designated as narrow-band elevated low frequency coupling (e-LFCNB), that is associated with prevalent hypertension, stroke, greater severity of sleep disordered breathing and sleep fragmentation in patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Results indicate that the odds ratio for prevalent stroke was 1.65 [CI: 1. Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156230.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156230.php The July issue of Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, includes two studies that may influence clinical treatment of serious eye conditions. One study reports on silent cerebral infarcts (SCI) incidence and visual field loss in patients with normal-tension glaucoma; the other correlates inflammation biomarkers with corneal transplant rejection in herpes simplex patients. Eye Health / Blindness Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156172.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156172.php Tiffany Niemoller, a 5th year MD/PhD student at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Schools of Medicine and Graduate Studies, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $148,480 over four years by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health. A training grant for individual predoctoral students, the Ruth L. Stroke Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156191.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156191.php A human growth factor that stimulates blood stem cells to proliferate in the bone marrow reverses memory impairment in mice genetically altered to develop Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the University of South Florida and James A. Haley Hospital found. Alzheimer's / Dementia Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156051.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156051.php The potential role of periodontitis, an inflammatory disease of the gums, in the risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly ischemic stroke, has received growing attention during the last decade. A new study is the first prospective cohort study to use clinical measures of periodontitis to evaluate the association between this disease and the risk of cerebrovascular disease. Stroke Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155816.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155816.php Joe Korner, Director of Communications at The Stroke Association said: "Across London the stroke care you get depends on where you live. We have some of the best stroke care in the world, but there are some areas of the capital where we need to see urgent improvements so that all Londoners can get the best possible stroke treatment. We believe that developing at least eight specialist stroke centres is the best way to do this. Stroke Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155432.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155432.php A new three-dimensional computer protein map is helping researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) unravel the biological pathways that control brain-cell death after a stroke. The new map will help identify new drug targets and test compounds to slow brain-cell death, halt brain cancer and improve pain control, the study authors said. The findings are published online in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Stroke Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155435.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155435.php Each year, approximately 795,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke1 in the United States, and approximately a half million people in Western Europe are similarly afflicted2. Today, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announces two significant clinical trials related to medical device interventions for stroke. First enrollments in the global CRYSTAL AF (Study of Continuous Cardiac Monitoring to Assess Atrial Fibrillation After Cryptogenic Stroke) trial have taken place. Stroke Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155426.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155426.php Stroke patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who undergo treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) following their stroke may substantially reduce their risk of death, according to Spanish research to be published in the July 1 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Stroke Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155178.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155178.php A seven year old stroke survivor will be honoured for the courage he has shown in his recovery at a star-studded Life After Stroke Awards in Central London on Tuesday June 23, 2009. Sam Jones suffered a debilitating stroke just prior to his fifth birthday in 2006, leaving him unable to support himself and needing to be propped up in bed. However after 12 weeks in hospital and further intensive period of treatment and therapy, Sam returned to school nine months later. Stroke Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155109.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155109.php While suffering a major stroke at her home near Mena, Iva Sikes assumed the worst, not knowing that a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)-led telemedicine program would provide her a complete recovery. Sikes, who lives alone four miles outside of Mena, was about to tend her flower garden June 1 when the left side of her body went numb, causing her to fall. Stroke Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155041.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155041.php Physiological and biochemical changes that occur during fasting in Ramadan are not a risk factor for stroke and do not affect the short-term survival of patients. This is the result of a study by a team of researchers from the Isfahan University of Medical Sicences (Iran). The data are being presented at the annual meeting of the European Neurological Society in Milan (Italy). The research team surveyed more than 3. Stroke Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155042.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155042.php Video therapy, through which certain brain sectors are activated by visual stimuli, can help restore movement in patients suffering stroke-induced paralysis. That conclusion is part of a current study that researchers from Konstanz, Freiburg and Magdeburg, Germany, are presenting at the current meeting of the European Neurological Society (ENS) in Milan, Italy. This major meeting in European neurology gathers more than 2,900 experts from all over the world. Stroke Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154913.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154913.php It is no coincidence that the stroke theme is being given wide exposure at the ENS Congress. Stroke has become a major challenge for health policy and for medicine in general. It is now the second most common cause of death globally and the major cause of adult disability in the industrialized countries. Pointing to WHO estimates, Prof. Ferro notes that "the incidence of stroke is expected to increase by another 30 percent by 2020. Stroke Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154914.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154914.php In the area of secondary prevention as well - guarding against renewed events in patients who already suffered from a stroke or a TIA - Professor Ferro points to important new research: "In this patient population, the direct comparison between Clopidogrel and the combination of aspirin with extended release Dipyridamole did not reveal any difference between both strategies." Both approaches have proven to be slightly more effective than aspirin alone. Stroke Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154915.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154915.php Professor Ferro sees better chances for stroke victims in the newest scientific findings on thrombolytic treatment. This intravenously applied medication to break up blood clots has significantly improved survival chances for stroke victims. Guidelines and regulatory approvals have hitherto recommended a time window of three hours between the onset of stroke and the beginning of therapy. The recently published ECASS III study showed that treatment between 3 and 4. Stroke Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154902.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154902.php Providence Tarzana Medical Center on Friday became the first. hospital in the nation to use the latest generation in imaging - the Ziehm Vision RFD - in this case to aid a surgeon in opening the clogged carotid artery of a patient who had suffered a small stroke. Zahi E. Nassoura, a board-certified vascular surgeon and chief of staff at Tarzana, liked what he saw in the crystal-clear image provided by the Ziehm Vision, approved late last month by the U.S. Cardiovascular / Cardiology Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154779.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154779.php Outpatient clinics in District General Hospitals operating on a weekly basis are not able to reach minimum standards for treating patients who have suffered a stroke, according to a new audit published by the Royal College of Physicians. The study, published in Clinical Medicine journal, assessed the timeliness with which an urgent access neurovascular clinic was able to evaluate possible stroke victims between 2000 and 2006. Stroke Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154585.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154585.php Suffering a stroke can have a profound effect on relationships and lead to significant changes in how couples relate to each other on a physical, psychological, social and emotional level, according a study in the June issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. Researchers from Northern Ireland have come up with four key recommendations for clinical practice after speaking to 16 married stroke survivors, nine males and seven females, aged between 33 and 78. Stroke Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154533.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154533.php Patients treated for Hodgkin lymphoma with radiation therapy have a substantially higher risk of stroke, according to a new study published June 17 online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The study was undertaken because information on clinically verified stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA), or a "mini stroke," following Hodgkin lymphoma is limited. In order to quantify the long-term risks, Flora E. van Leeuwen, Ph.D. Lymphoma / Leukemia Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154380.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154380.php Two new studies published by neurologists at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital demonstrate a need for more vigilant monitoring for seizure activity among intensive care patients who may be experiencing subtle seizures that are typically unrecognized. These subtle seizures may be affecting patients' prognoses and causing long-term brain damage, death and severe disability. Neurology / Neuroscience