Neurology Updates

In a large, randomized trial investigating prehospital antihypertensive treatment in patients with suspected stroke, no benefit was found with…

Two recent randomized clinical trials showed that thrombectomy is beneficial for patients with stroke with basilar artery occlusion among patients…

Two recent randomized clinical trials showed that thrombectomy is beneficial for patients with stroke with basilar artery occlusion among patients…

A large retrospective community-based cohort study showed a modest risk for ipsilateral stroke in patients with moderate asymptomatic carotid stenosis

A randomized clinical trial of alteplase administered after endovascular stroke treatment showed a statistically significant benefit toward favourable…

The revised Boston criteria allow for a more accurate diagnosis of cerebral amyloid angiopathy

The THALES study investigated dual antiplatelet therapy with Aspirin plus Ticagrelor in patients with mild non-cardioembolic stroke or high-risk TIA.

The first randomized controlled trial investigating treatment with thrombolysis before mechanical thrombectomy was recently published.

Intravenous thrombolysis improved outcomes in ischemic stroke patients between 4.5-9 hours after symptom onset based on perfusion Imaging.

Recently two trials reported results about effectiveness of thrombectomy for patients with acute ischemic stroke with large-vessel occlusion of…

Recently, a meta-analysis was published indicating  a beneficial effect of Cerebrolysin, a multimodal molecule, in the early rehabilitation of…

In the setting of haemorrhagic stroke, presence of intraventricular haemorrhage is a hallmark of poor prognosis with case-fatality up to 60%.^1,2 Data…