New research provides further evidence that thrombolysis benefits select patients with acute ischemic stroke up to 24 hours after symptom onset. In the HOPE trial, administration […]

First-time transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) may be associated with a long-term cognitive decline on par with stroke survivors, potentially overturning conventional beliefs about the neurologic impacts […]

Wide fluctuations in cholesterol levels over time were associated with significantly higher odds of developing dementia and cognitive decline in older adults compared with stable levels, […]

Adding transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) after stroke offered no additional benefit in improving upper extremity function, new research revealed. After […]

Use of endovascular thrombectomy offered no benefit in patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by occlusions in distal vessels, findings from three new randomized trials showed.  […]

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) has updated its evidence-based guidelines on regional anesthesia in patients on antithrombotic or thrombolytic therapy. The […]

The widely used FAST acronym remains the best tool for helping bystanders recognize stroke symptoms, despite efforts to expand it to BE-FAST. A new study showed […]

Headache, including migraine, tension-type, trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia (TAC), and posttraumatic stress headache are significantly associated with both attempted and completed suicide, results of a large study […]