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Small Study Shows Similar Outcomes for “Drip & Stay” Vs “Drip & Ship” for Ischemic Stroke
Tuesday, March 12, 2019—In a study published in Stroke, there were no significant differences in the number of patients achieving a good outcome (90-day modified Rankin score [mRS] < 2) when …
Premarket Clearance Request Filed for Robotic Neurovascular Intervention
Friday, February 15, 2019—A premarket clearance request for a neurovascular intervention platform (CorPath GRX System; Corindus Vascular Robotics, Waltham, MA) has been filed with the Food and Drug Adm…
Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering With Intravenous Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Did Not Improve Functional Outcomes
Monday, February 11, 2019—In results from the ENCHANTED trial (NCT01422616), presented at the International Stroke Conference (ISC) in Honolulu, Hawaii and published in The Lancet, patients provid…
Embolization Device Receives FDA Approval for Expanded Indication for Small or Medium Wide-Neck Aneurysms
Monday, February 11, 2019—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an expanded indication for an embolization device (Pipeline™ Flex; Medtronic, Dublin, Ireland) for the treatment of small…
Prehospital Treatment to Lower Blood Pressure Does Not Improve Outcomes for Those With Acute Stroke
Friday, February 08, 2019—Results from the RIGHT-2 trial (ISRCTN26986053)presented at the International Stroke Conference in Honolulu, HI and published in The Lancet, showed that treatment wi…
Infectious Endocarditis-Related Stroke Increase Related to Opioid Epidemic
Friday, February 08, 2019—In research presented at the International Stroke Conference in Honolulu, HI and published in the journal Stroke, a correlation between increasing rates of infectious endocard…
Time Still Equals Brain, So Does Core Size for Patients With Large-Core Strokes
Friday, February 08, 2019—Research presented at the International Stroke Conference in Honolulu, HI, showed that poor outcomes for patients with large-core stroke treated with mechanical thrombectomy c…
Minimally Invasive Hemorrhage Evacuation With Thrombolysis for Intracranial Hemorrhage
Friday, February 08, 2019—Minimally invasive surgery with thrombolysis for intracranial evacuation (MISTIE) for stroke caused by supratentorial hemorrhage, for which open surgical evacuation has shown …
