Neurology
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Combo thrombolytic approach fails to reduce ICH in stroke
Although there were promising signs of a potential reduced bleeding risk in intracranial hemorrhage, the DUMAS study showed no benefit on the...
From the Journals
Kidney function may help docs pick antiplatelet mix after stroke
Ticagrelor–aspirin compared with clopidogrel-aspirin reduced risk for recurrent stroke with no substantial increase in severe or moderate bleeding...
Conference Coverage
Intensive BP lowering harmful in acute ischemic stroke: ENCHANTED2/MT
“This result is not what we expected, but it is a definitive result and gives us a lower safety margin for blood pressure in acute ischemic stroke...
Conference Coverage
Collateral flow flags stroke patients for late thrombectomy
The MR CLEAN-LATE trial shows patients selected for thrombectomy on the presence of collateral flow had a greater chance of a better functional...
From the Journals
Concerning trend of growing subarachnoid hemorrhage rates in Black people
“Addressing this racial disparity will require multidisciplinary factors targeted not just at subarachnoid hemorrhage risk factors but also at...
From the Journals
Four commonly abused drugs linked with atrial fibrillation
All four drugs – cocaine, methamphetamine, opioids, and cannabis – whether stimulants or depressants – cause “quite dramatic and often rapid...
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Doctors favor euphemisms and jargon in discussions of death
The use of the word death is rare in conversations between doctors and families of critically ill children.
News
Stroke management: There’s an app for that
“In clinical practice, guideline-driven patient care is very important in improving diagnosis and outcomes, and apps provide a very practical and...
News
Risk score refines TIA management for PCPs, emergency docs
“The Canadian TIA Score can be used to determine the urgency for an assessment by a stroke neurologist.”
Feature
Epidemic of brain fog? Long COVID’s effects worry experts
“We need to be paying attention to this. What we’ve seen is really the tip of the iceberg.”
Feature
The truth about the ‘happy hormone’: Why we shouldn’t mess with dopamine
Since its first synthesis in the early 20th century, dopamine has often been misunderstood and oversimplified – and it seems the story is...