An ischemic stroke is a medical emergency caused by a blockage in a blood vessel that supplies blood to a region of the brain. Symptoms may include facial drooping, limb weakness on one side, and ...

Although ischemic stroke begins with a blood vessel problem (i.e. occlusion), study of its pathophysiology has focused largely on neurons, and less on how changes in the microcirculation and even ...

Ischemia is a serious problem where some part of your body, like your heart or brain, isn’t getting enough blood. Learn what causes it, what the symptoms are, and how you can prevent it.

TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK (TIA) provides a golden opportunity for stroke prevention. TIA should be treated as a medical emergency with prompt investigations to determine the mechanism of ischemia and ...

We examine the patient’s electrocardiogram (ECG), since a first diagnosis of atrial fibrillation was shown to occur at the time of a brain ischemic event in 28.6% of a large Alberta cohort. 13 If ...

Study shows erythritol adversely affects brain microvascular cells, increasing oxidative stress and impairing nitric oxide ...

Janice Hinkle Disclosures J Neurosci Nurs. 2005;37 (5):243-248. Pathophysiology The pathophysiology of TIA is transient ischemia to the brain, which can have various causes.

PARIS, France—Invasive physiology tests used in the ORBITA trial did not predict which patients would benefit from PCI more than placebo in terms of the trial’s primary endpoint of improvement in ...

TIA is still defined as a neurological deficit lasting less than 24 hours that is attributed to focal cerebral or retinal ischemia’ (Johnston, 2002, p. 1687).