A revolution in stroke therapy: reperfusion therapy effective even if late

Reperfusion Therapy in Wake-Up Stroke: A Retrospective Observational Study

Abbreviations: ASPECTS: Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score; CT: Computed Tomography; EIC: Early Ischemic Changes; FKA: First Known Abnormal; IQR: Interquartile Range; IV: Intravenous; LKN: Last Known Normal; mRS: modified Rankin Scale; MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; rtPA: recombinant Tissue plasminogen Activator; SD: Standard Deviation; SICH: Symptomatic Intracerebral Haemorrhage; SITS-MOS...

Toward a More Effective Intravascular Cell Therapy in Stroke

Reperfusion therapy in the acute management of ischemic stroke.

Reperfusion, or restoration of blood flow, is an effective means of reducing disability in the setting of acute stroke. Reperfusion therapies, such as intravenous thrombolysis or endovascular and interventional procedures, fit within the existing stroke system of care. There are currently 4 devices cleared by the Food and Drug Administration for recanalization of arterial occlusion in patients ...

Reperfusion Therapy in Very Elderly with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Background: Very elderly (age ≥80yo) individuals account for about one-third of all stroke admissions with mixed literature demonstrating relative poor stroke outcomes. With overwhelming recent evidence supporting the use of intra-arterial thrombectomy in addition to IV thrombolysis for large-vessel occlusive stroke, we conducted a pool analysis to assess long-term functional outcome following ...

The Revolution in Radiation Therapy

Researchers and clinicians are constantly striving to find new, more effective ways of treating cancer. As a hopeful world looks for the miracle that will cure cancer once and for all, a major revolution in cancer treatment has been quietly taking place in radiation oncology—a revolution that many consider has involved greater, more significant change within the past five years than the field h...