Stroke - Drug therapy
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Management of acute ischemic stroke: current status of pharmacological and mechanical endovascular methods.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To provide the current strategies of acute stroke management using pharmacological and interventional endovascular modalities. METHODS: Review of the literature for publications in English language literature on endovascular ... Read more...

Population-based intervention to reduce prehospital delays in patients with cerebrovascular events.

12 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: In patients with acute stroke, systemic thrombolysis needs to be administered within 3 hours of symptom onset. The aim of the present study was to reduce prehospital delays in a population-based intervention. METHODS: We performed a ... Read more...

Pharmacologic interventions for stroke: looking beyond the thrombolysis time window into the penumbra with biomarkers, not a stopwatch.

8 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The majority of pharmacological agents for stroke were developed based on the assumption that neurological deficits will be reduced upon the successful interruption of biochemical mechanisms leading to neuronal death. Despite ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Stroke - Drug therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Devices and drugs for stroke: why do regulations differ? 30 Oct 2009
• Management of acute ischemic stroke: current status of pharmacological and mechanical endovascular methods. 29 Sep 2009
• Population-based intervention to reduce prehospital delays in patients with cerebrovascular events. 12 Sep 2009
• Pharmacologic interventions for stroke: looking beyond the thrombolysis time window into the penumbra with biomarkers, not a stopwatch. 8 Sep 2009
• Analysis of SPARCL trial data for reduction of future stroke risk in older stroke patients with recent stroke or TIA. 6 Sep 2009
• The results support the use of atorvastatin in elderly patients with recent stroke or TIA. 6 Sep 2009
• Effect of atorvastatin in elderly patients with a recent stroke or transient ischemic attack. 6 Sep 2009
• Magnesium in acute and chronic brain injury: an update. 30 Aug 2009
• A preliminary assessment of the benefits of the addition of botulinum toxin a to a conventional therapy program on the function of people with longstanding stroke. 30 Aug 2009
• Assessment: botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of spasticity (an evidence-based review). 30 Aug 2009
• Feasibility and logistics of MRI before thrombolytic treatment. 30 Aug 2009
• Cardioprotection with beta-blockers: myths, facts and Pascal's wager. 30 Aug 2009
• A hundred (and one) graphs tell only part of the story. 30 Aug 2009
• Thrombolysis in stroke: still not ready for community hospital use by emergency physicians. 30 Aug 2009
• Testing new ideas: is a picture worth a thousand words? 30 Aug 2009
• Efficacy and safety of two 5 day insulin dosing regimens to achieve strict glycaemic control in patients with acute ischaemic stroke. 30 Aug 2009
• Hospital rates of thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke: the influence of organizational culture. 25 Aug 2009
• Neuroprotection by a novel NMDAR functional glycine site partial agonist, GLYX-13. 24 Aug 2009
• Thrombolysis in very young children. 18 Aug 2009
• Medical (nonsurgical) intervention alone is now best for prevention of stroke associated with asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis: results of a systematic review and analysis. 18 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Stroke'

Definition: A group of pathological conditions characterized by sudden, non-convulsive loss of neurological function due to BRAIN ISCHEMIA or INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES. Stroke is classified by the type of tissue NECROSIS, such as the anatomic location, vasculature involved, etiology, age of the affected individual, and hemorrhagic vs. non-hemorrhagic nature. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp777-810)

Descriptor UI: D020521

Alternative terms: Stroke; Strokes; Cerebral Stroke; Cerebral Strokes; Stroke, Cerebral; Strokes, Cerebral; Vascular Accident, Brain; Brain Vascular Accident; Brain Vascular Accidents; Vascular Accidents, Brain; Cerebrovascular Apoplexy; Apoplexy, Cerebrovascular; Cerebrovascular Stroke; Cerebrovascular Strokes; Stroke, Cerebrovascular; Strokes, Cerebrovascular; CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident); CVAs (Cerebrovascular Accident); Apoplexy; Cerebrovascular Accident; Cerebrovascular Accidents; Stroke, Acute; Acute Stroke; Acute Strokes; Strokes, Acute; Cerebrovascular Accident, Acute; Acute Cerebrovascular Accident; Acute Cerebrovascular Accidents; Cerebrovascular Accidents, Acute;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.140.300.775; C14.907.253.855;

History Note: 2008 (2000); use CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES 1963-1999; for APOPLEXY use CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS 1963-1999

Technical Notes: note X ref APOPLEXY but PITUITARY APOPLEXY is available