Science news articles about 'acute stroke patients'

  • UT Houston launches stem cell study for acute stroke patients

    A first-of-its-kind stem cell study to treat acute stroke victims is being launched by investigators at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
  • Stroke survivors walk better after human-assisted rehab

    ... therapist-assisted group in walking speed and patients’ amount of time spent on the weak leg ... robotic devices may be best reserved for acute stroke patients who have no ability to walk on their own, ...
  • Therapies appear helpful in reducing risk of depression following stroke

    ... sessions and six reinforcement sessions and included patients selecting a problem and going through steps to ... year of treatment, 7.2 acute stroke patients would need to be treated with escitalopram to ...
  • Telemedicine leads to better stroke treatment decisions

    ... -based remote video evaluations of acute stroke patients. In the current study, the researchers had initially planned a four-year, 400-patient study. However, the study’s steering committee ...
  • Portable CT increases chance of stroke survival and recovery

    ... CT scanner facilitated more rapid assessment of acute stroke patients and is anticipated to increase the number ... arrive in the emergency room (ER) with signs of acute stroke undergo CT imaging within ...
  • Serious stress causes strokes

    ... association differed by ischemic stroke subtype". 566 acute stroke patients and 593 controls ... permanently stressed for the past 5 years'. The patients were split into stressed (permanent stress for 1 ...
  • Innovative MRI-based technique

    ... caused by stroke has just been evaluated on nearly 100 patients. The NEURiNFARCT technique yields an estimate of the final extent of brain tissues at risk of infarction for acute stroke patients.
  • Innovative MRI-based Technique

    ... yields an estimate of the final extent of brain tissues at risk of infarction for acute stroke patients. This new technique is derived from unprecedented analysis of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) ...

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