There are basically two types of stroke: one where blood flow to the brain is blocked,
called an ischemic stroke, and one where vessels rupture and bleed into the brain, called a hemorrhagic stroke.
Not exact matches
A study
called Stroke Warning Information and Faster Treatment (SWIFT) compared interactive intervention with enhanced educational materials on recurrent stroke arrival times in patients with mild stroke or transient ischemic attack
Stroke Warning Information and Faster Treatment (SWIFT) compared interactive intervention with enhanced educational materials on recurrent
stroke arrival times in patients with mild stroke or transient ischemic attack
stroke arrival times in patients with mild
stroke or transient ischemic attack
stroke or transient
ischemic attack (TIA).
The Chinese trial,
called CHANCE (Clopidogrel in High - risk Patients with Acute Non-disabling Cerebrovascular Events), is nearly identical to a National Institutes of Health - sponsored trial that is already enrolling patients in the United States, including at UCSF,
called POINT (Platelet - Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and Minor
Ischemic Stroke).
In the $ 1.47 million, four - year grant
called â $ œBiomarkers of
Ischemic Outcomes in Intracranial Stenosisâ $ (BIOSIS), Emory researchers are analyzing blood samples from 451 patients from around the country who were enrolled in a study known as SAMMPRIS (Stenting and Aggressive Medical Management for Preventing Recurrent
stroke in Intracranial Stenosis), the first randomized, multicenter clinical trial designed to test whether stenting intracranial arteries would prevent recurrent
stroke.
A milder form of a
stroke called a Trans
Ischemic Attack or TIA is generally not as difficult to insure as the symptoms usually go away within 24 - 48 hours.
Researchers at the University of Oxford looked at high blood pressure and blood pressure variability in four groups of 2,000 people, each of who had minor
strokes called transient
ischemic attacks (TIAs), or «mini-
strokes.»