Despite advances in the diagnosis and treatment of acute stroke, rehabilitation is still a key part of stroke care, as most patients experience some level of functional deficit. Patients and families ...

In emergency stroke care, telemedicine offers patients in rural areas a way to consult with a physician in a timely manner, but a recent study suggests stroke assessments conducted over telemedicine ...

Stroke is often seen as a crisis of the moment — an acute medical emergency where the first 24-48 hours are critical for survival. But for many patients, the challenges don’t end there. Navigating the ...

A new rapid-assessment scheme that enables ambulance crews to take stroke patients straight to specialist care is being piloted in Hertfordshire. Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ ...

Mercy Health – Springfield has launched an online stroke risk assessment tool for Stroke Awareness Month, allowing people to better understand their risk of stroke. The online tool is available to ...

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Every minute after blood flow is even partially cut off from the brain, 1.9 million brain cells die due to lack of oxygen. So every second counts when it comes to treating someone who is suffering a ...

Palliative care, an approach to care that helps people manage pain and other symptoms during all stages of a serious illness (not just at end of life), can help improve quality of life for stroke ...

Urgent assessment and treatment of patients who have had a minor stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA)* in a specialist emergency outpatient clinic reduces disability, hospital bed-days and costs ...

The brainchild of Brisbane medical researcher Aleysha Martin, the allied health stroke assessment coordinates visits to a range of professional services all under one roof at Brisbane’s Mater Hospital ...

Twenty-five years ago, stroke care in the United States was fragmented, and hospitals, for the most part, weren’t adhering to evidence-based guidelines. The majority of stroke patients arrived more ...