political forces might be expected to drive the wider introduction of teleneurology. They have so far failed to do so, however, apart from the example of acute stroke care in the US: in some ...

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An occipital stroke happens in the back of the brain. This lobe, or part of the brain, helps people to recognize what they see. That means strokes in the occipital lobe can cause vision changes, which ...

More than 600,000 people in the US will have their first stroke this year. The American Stroke Association wants to arm doctors and patients with the knowledge to help lower that number.

World Stroke Day, observed annually on October 29, is a global awareness day aimed at increasing understanding of stroke, its prevention, and the need for improved care and support for stroke ...

The American Stroke Association, part of the American Heart Association, updated its Guideline for the Prevention of Primary Stroke for the first time in a decade. Published today in the journal ...

KDM2B modulates the OGT-mediated O-GlcNAcylation of SLC7A11 via the ubiquitination pathway, thereby promoting neuronal ferroptosis and exacerbating stroke injury in mice. Effective treatments for ...

The differences between a stroke and a seizure can be confusing. Both conditions involve the brain, may be characterized by problems controlling physical movements, are not uncommon, and involve ...

Tens of thousands of people who have a stroke could be diagnosed and treated sooner as new data found that the average time between onset of first symptoms and a 999 call being made was nearly an hour ...

The signs of both are the same. “Early recognition of a stroke is crucial – it can save lives and prevent long-term disability,” says Dr Branimir Nevajda, a consultant in neurology and ...

A new campaign by the NHS in England is encouraging people who experience the first sign of a stroke not to delay calling 999, after analysis of calls made in the last year showed the average time ...