The MRI confirms the clinical diagnosis of subacute (10 days in this case) right thalamic lacunar infarct and illustrates the following signal characteristics frequently seen with subacute infarction: ...

September 4, 2012 — Adding clopidogrel to aspirin in patients with a recent lacunar stroke does not reduce the risk for stroke recurrence, was associated with an unanticipated increase in mortality, ...

Imagine your brain as a bustling city with millions of interconnected highways carrying information at lightning speed. Now picture what happens when a major earthquake hits, destroying some of those ...

In 2006, Kevin Sheth was a 27-year-old neurology resident in Boston, at both Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In that role, he did rotations within their neurology ...

Understanding the nuances of neurological health is not always easy, especially conditions like brain tumors and strokes. Both brain tumors and strokes can lead to neurological impairments. A stroke ...

When a person suffers a stroke, physicians must restore blood flow to the brain as quickly as possible to save their life. But, ironically, that life-saving rush of blood can also trigger a second ...

Potential clinical uses included emergency stroke therapy, as an adjunct to rehabilitation, and as a neuroprotective agent, which may expand the treatment’s relevance to traumatic brain injury and ...