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Stanford Stroke Doctors Advance Brain Imaging Techniques and Treatments
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Stanford Health Care Recertified as Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center
Stanford Health Care announced that it has been recertified by The Joint Commission as an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center, a prestigious designation reserved for institutions with specific abilities to receive and treat the most complex stroke cases.
Stanford Neurologist changing the face of the stroke stopwatch
Treatment for stroke is determined by the stopwatch. Missing the few hours that are the window of opportunity between stroke onset and the time of diagnosis make many patients ineligible for reperfusion therapy
Image-interpretation software could open window of treatment for stroke
Restoring blood flow to the brain quickly after a stroke is key to damage control as well as to optimal recovery. But restoring blood flow to brain tissue that is already dead can cause problems, like swelling and hemorrhage.
B Cells May Contribute to Post-Stroke Dementia Risk
Why is the risk for developing dementia doubled for as much as a decade after stroke? A new study suggests the answer may be B cells.
The second-hardest thing
Learning to talk again following a stroke was tough, but now tech exec Sean Maloney is embarking on cross-country bicycle ride.
Brain scientists speak at Davos economic forum
Members of research teams created through the Stanford Neurosciences Institute's Big Ideas in Neuroscience initiative spoke Jan. 23 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Study ties immune cells to delayed onset of post-stroke dementia
Researchers say that the appearance in the brain of a type of immune cell has been implicated in delayed dementia in mice and humans who have suffered a stroke.