ALLMedicine™ Transient Ischemic Attack Center

Nov 23rd, 2020 - Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a brief episode of cerebral ischemia. However, if a symptom is not presented as drop attack or hemiplegia, and alarming to the patient and the physician, how short of a symptom duration would raise the concern of...

Nov 21st, 2020 - The treatment of acute ischemic stroke is one of the most rapidly evolving areas in medicine. Like all ischemic vascular emergencies, the priority is reperfusion before irreversible infarction. The central nervous system is sensitive to brief peri...

Nov 21st, 2020 - Modern Neuroimaging Techniques in Diagnosing Transient Ischemic Attack and Acute Ischemic Stroke.|2020|Greenberg K,Bykowski J,|

Nov 19th, 2020 - The optimal timing of an intervention to support health-related behavior after transient ischemic attack (TIA) or ischemic stroke is unknown. We aimed to assess determinants of patients' health-related intention to change over time. We prospective...

Nov 17th, 2020 - This document presents the consensus recommendations of the Hellenic Stroke Organization and the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society for lipid modification in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack. This clinical guide summarizes ...

Apr 8th, 2019 - Rapid and accurate detection of stroke by paramedics or other emergency clinicians at the time of first contact is crucial for timely initiation of appropriate treatment. Several stroke recognition scales have been developed to support the initial...

Dec 17th, 2018 - Objective: To assess the effectiveness and safety of dual agent antiplatelet therapy combining clopidogrel and aspirin to prevent recurrent thrombotic and bleeding events compared with aspirin alone in patients with acute minor ischaemic stroke o...

Dec 17th, 2018 - What is the role of dual antiplatelet therapy after high risk transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke? Specifically, does dual antiplatelet therapy with a combination of aspirin and clopidogrel lead to a greater reduction in recurrent stroke an...

Aug 21st, 2017 - Hypertension is common among patients with diabetes, with the prevalence depending on type and duration of diabetes, age, sex, race/ethnicity, BMI, history of glycemic control, and the presence of kidney disease, among other factors (1–3). Further...

Apr 26th, 2017 - Every year, approximately 62,000 people with stroke and transient ischemic attack are treated in Canadian hospitals. The 2016 update of the Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Telestroke guideline is a comprehensive summary of current ev...

Nov 23rd, 2020 - Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a brief episode of cerebral ischemia. However, if a symptom is not presented as drop attack or hemiplegia, and alarming to the patient and the physician, how short of a symptom duration would raise the concern of...

Nov 21st, 2020 - The treatment of acute ischemic stroke is one of the most rapidly evolving areas in medicine. Like all ischemic vascular emergencies, the priority is reperfusion before irreversible infarction. The central nervous system is sensitive to brief peri...

Nov 21st, 2020 - Modern Neuroimaging Techniques in Diagnosing Transient Ischemic Attack and Acute Ischemic Stroke.|2020|Greenberg K,Bykowski J,|

Nov 19th, 2020 - The optimal timing of an intervention to support health-related behavior after transient ischemic attack (TIA) or ischemic stroke is unknown. We aimed to assess determinants of patients' health-related intention to change over time. We prospective...

Nov 17th, 2020 - This document presents the consensus recommendations of the Hellenic Stroke Organization and the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society for lipid modification in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack. This clinical guide summarizes ...

Nov 16th, 2020 - Among patients with minor stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), dual antiplatelet therapy with ticagrelor and aspirin has the best risk-benefit ratio for those who also have ipsilateral intracranial or extracranial arterial stenosis, a new su...

Nov 16th, 2020 - Among patients with minor stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), dual antiplatelet therapy with ticagrelor and aspirin has the best risk-benefit ratio for those who also have ipsilateral intracranial or extracranial arterial stenosis, a new su...

Nov 9th, 2020 - Additional results from the THALES trial have shown that one month's dual antiplatelet therapy with ticagrelor (Brilinta; Astra Zeneca) plus aspirin is associated with a reduction in disabling stroke compared with aspirin alone in patients with mi...

Nov 5th, 2020 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the antiplatelet agent ticagrelor (Brilinta) to reduce the risk for stroke in patients with acute ischemic stroke with a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score of ≤5 or high-...

Oct 19th, 2020 - The incidence of stroke following a transient ischemic attack (TIA) has decreased somewhat over the past 50 years but hardly at all during the past decade, a new meta-analysis shows. "This systematic review and meta-analysis found that transient i...