Stroke is defined as an "acute neurologic dysfunction ... 2003). When an ischemic stroke occurs, the blood supply to the brain is interrupted, and brain cells are deprived of the glucose and ...

A newly approved clot- busting drug for stroke works as well as a decades-old medication still used by most U.S. hospitals, ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found that tenecteplase, a newer drug, is just as safe and effective as ...

In a preclinical study, rodents treated with uric acid showed improved long-term outcomes after acute ischemic stroke. The ...

A clot-busting drug recently approved to treat acute ischemic strokes (AIS) that can be delivered quickly works as well as a ...

Recombinant human prourokinase is noninferior to alteplase in acute ischemic stroke, with symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage and major bleeding decreased.

During an AIS, brain damage occurs and progresses rapidly ... trial compared TNKase to Activase in treating patients with acute ischemic stroke that presented with a disabling neurological ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved TNKase ® (tenecteplase) for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in adults.

In a preclinical study, rodents treated with uric acid showed improved long-term outcomes after acute ischemic stroke. The findings suggest that the treatment may work as an add-on therapy to standard ...

It is the leading cause of long-term disability and the fifth leading cause of death. Since brain damage occurs and ...