BRUSCHI HAD MILD STROKE, TEAM SAYS SCENARIOS VARY FOR TREATMENTRon BorgesNick Cafardo, Globe Staff
Optimal end points for acute stroke therapy trials: best ways to measure treatment effects of drugs and devices. Over the past decade, analysis of completed actual trials, model population studies, and theoretical work have improved approaches to selecting and analyzi... JL Saver - Stroke; a ...
a patient must experiencecognitiveimpairment that significantly interferes with everyday functioning. This impairment should be evident when compared with one’s previous levels of cognitive functioning. For less severe forms of cognitive impairment,DSM-5uses a “mild neurocognitive disorder” diagnosis. Th...
Mild to moderate hypertension may be controlled by a single-drugregimen, although more severe cases often require a combination of two or more drugs.Diureticsare a common medication; these agents lower blood pressure primarily by reducing body fluids and thereby reducing peripheral resistance to blood...
The pain of migraine and tension headache are similar and tend to be mild, moderate, or severe in nature. The pain for each type of headache may be located on one side of the head or on both sides of the head. The differences between the pain of migraine and headache are that migraine...
stroke. Hyperbaric oxygen treatment was also reported to improve post-concussion syndrome years after mild traumatic brain injury38. However, a major limitation of hyperbaric oxygen treatment is its high cost—it requires a special chamber which is expensive and available only in select major medical...
Eight common symptoms of stroke are: Weakness in the arm, leg or both on the same side:This can range from total paralysis to a very mild weakness. Complete numbness or a pins-and-needles feeling may be present on one side of the body or part of one side of the body. ...
infection of the brain, causing astroke, mental confusion,meningitis(type of brain infection), problems with sensation, or weakness (neurosyphilis); involvement of the eyes leading to sight deterioration; or involvement of the ears resulting in deafness. The damage sustained by the body during the...
The presentation of migrainesymptomsamong patients can vary widely. For example, one patient might have mild unilateral headache with nausea and none of the other symptoms, and another might have a severe throbbing bilateral headache without nausea but with light and sound sensitivity. The two headac...
Xu J, Wang A, Meng X, et al; TASTE Trial Investigators. Edaravone dexborneol vs edaravone alone for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke: a phase 3, randomized, double-blind, comparative trial. Stroke. 2021;52(3):772-780. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.031197PubMedGoogle Scho...