Provided herein are methods and compositions for treating stroke that include contacting a subject suffering from a stroke with (1) an antioxidant; (2) an antioxidant and one or more of (i) a thrombolytic agent, (ii) an NMDA receptor antagonist and (iii) a spin trap agent; or (3) a ...
A 31-year-old female individual without prior medical comorbidities was referred for further evaluation of embolic stroke of undermined source. She experienced sudden onset of headache and vertigo 5 months prior to our initial evaluation, at which point she was diagnosed with embolic acute infarcts ...
triamcinolone acetonide, a particulate steroid, has been contraindicated for epidural injection for its serious and permanent complications, including blindness, stroke, paralysis, and death. Based on these circumstances, the development of novel forms of injection agents or drug vehicles was suggested,...
Economy class stroke syndrome consists of ischemic stroke due to paradoxical embolism through patent foramen ovale after a long flight. Few cases have been described in the literature to date. The treatment choice could be tricky. We present the case of a 65-year-old woman, admitted for submas...
We present early experience with the EKOS MicroLysUS infusion catheter for acute embolic stroke treatment in North America. This study was designed to demonstrate the safety of the device and to determine if sonography accelerates thrombolysis and improves clinical outcomes.Fourteen patients aged 40-77...
“The treatment of neurovascular disease can be highly complex,” said Mark Dickinson, Worldwide President, CERENOVUS. “Our new TRUFILL n-BCA Liquid Embolic System Procedural Set was designed to address real-world challenges in the treatment of hemorrhagic stro...
PROTECT: PRoximal balloon Occlusion TogEther with direCt Thrombus aspiration during stent retriever thrombectomy – evaluation of a double embolic protection approach in endovascular stroke treatmentPurpose Stent retriever-based mechanical thrombect... C Maegerlein,S Mnch,T Boeckh-Behrens,... - 《Journal...
Non-valvular atrial fibrillation and stroke: Implications for nursing practice and therapeutics Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac rhythm disturbance and is increasing in prevalence due to the ageing of the population, and r... P Davidson,DM Rees,TA Brighton,... - 《...
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and also in other developed countries. Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is the gold standard treatment to reduce stroke risk in patients with significant carotid occlusive disease, the results of which have been documented with multicent...
The partnership with Keystone heart will make Venus Medtech the only provider for the holistic treatment encompassing "cerebral embolic protection - balloon - valve" in the global TAVR field. The further cooperation confirms the determination to provi...