Recombinant human prourokinase is noninferior to alteplase for acute ischemic stroke outcomes and is associated with decreased rates of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage and major bleeding, a new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recent FDA actions include approval of the first new treatment for acute stroke in 30 years. FDA also cleared a ...

Highly targeted electrical stimulation to the brain showed promise as a new treatment for the most common type of stroke, according to a pilot study led by UCLA Health researchers. Many patients are ...

BASEL, Switzerland—Multiple randomized trials presented last week at the European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) 2024 have bolstered the case that tenecteplase (TNK) is an effective—if not ...

Tirofiban, a reversible glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor, is increasingly used as adjunctive therapy in acute ischaemic stroke to prevent platelet aggregation during and after reperfusion interventions ...

Expanded eligibility for advanced stroke therapies and new recommendations for diagnosing and treating stroke in children and adults are among the major updates in the new 2026 Guideline for the Early ...

Treatment of acute stroke, before a distinction can be made between ischemic and hemorrhagic types, is challenging. Whether very early blood-pressure control in the ambulance improves outcomes among ...

For patients with acute ischemic stroke who require transfer to another hospital for endovascular therapy, spending more time in the initial emergency department is associated poorer short-term ...

In 2006, Kevin Sheth was a 27-year-old neurology resident in Boston, at both Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In that role, he did rotations within their neurology ...

Roche’s RHHBY member company, Genentech, announced the FDA approval of TNKase (tenecteplase), a thrombolytic or clot-dissolving agent, for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in adults. As a ...

LEGAZPI CITY — The first acute stroke unit in the Bicol region is now operational at the Bicol Regional Hospital and Medical Center (BRHMC), providing specialized treatment for stroke patients and ...