Silent stroke

Hyperfine and the Brain Tumor Foundation Launch National Partnership to Increase Access to Early Brain Tumor Detection

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

MRIs are critical in early detection of brain tumors; however, the high costs of imaging and the uneven geographic distribution of MRI suites create barriers to access for many people.

Key Points: 
  • MRIs are critical in early detection of brain tumors; however, the high costs of imaging and the uneven geographic distribution of MRI suites create barriers to access for many people.
  • Additionally, while early detection and preventive measures for breast, colorectal, lung, and skin cancers have become standard public health practices, similar standards are lacking for brain tumors and other brain abnormalities.
  • "Our research collaboration with the Brain Tumor Foundation will enable thousands of people to obtain medical imaging, while providing researchers with data about the important role that early detection plays in addressing serious brain disease."
  • "This partnership with Hyperfine will enable us to screen more patients, more efficiently, in more cities across the country.

Stroke and Altered Mental State Increase Risk of Death for COVID-19 Patients

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Friday, December 18, 2020

These findings have the potential to identify and focus treatment efforts on individuals most at risk and could decrease COVID-19 deaths.

Key Points: 
  • These findings have the potential to identify and focus treatment efforts on individuals most at risk and could decrease COVID-19 deaths.
  • These individuals were compared with 1,743 non-neurological COVID-19 patients of similar age and disease severity who were admitted during the same period.
  • Among people who underwent brain imaging, 55 were diagnosed with stroke and 258 people exhibited confusion or altered thinking ability.
  • More than half the stroke patients in the study did not have hypertension or other underlying risk factors for stroke.

Seneca Biopharma, Inc. Announces Completion of Phase II Clinical Study in China for the Treatment of Ischemic Stroke

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Thursday, September 10, 2020

With this milestone achieved, the company remains on schedule to release top line data for the study during the fourth quarter of 2020.

Key Points: 
  • With this milestone achieved, the company remains on schedule to release top line data for the study during the fourth quarter of 2020.
  • Seneca Biopharma, Inc., is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments for diseases of high unmet medical need.
  • Ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke, occurs as a result of an obstruction within a blood vessel supplying blood to the brain.
  • Approximately 15 million people worldwide suffer stroke each year, of which approximately 87% are ischemic strokes.

Portola Pharmaceuticals to Support New American Heart Association Initiative to Address Hemorrhagic Stroke

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Tuesday, December 17, 2019

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTLA) today announced its support of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's newest initiative for enhanced awareness and understanding of best care practices for hemorrhagic stroke, or severe bleeding in the brain.

Key Points: 
  • SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTLA) today announced its support of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's newest initiative for enhanced awareness and understanding of best care practices for hemorrhagic stroke, or severe bleeding in the brain.
  • Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), or hemorrhagic strokes, make up about 10 percent of the 795,000 stroke cases per year.
  • A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a weakened blood vessel ruptures and spills blood into the brain.
  • More information about this initiative will be announced at the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's annual International Stroke Conference, February 18-21, 2020.

High Number of Depression Symptoms Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke

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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

"If people with depression are at elevated risk of stroke, early detection and treatment will be even more important."

Key Points: 
  • "If people with depression are at elevated risk of stroke, early detection and treatment will be even more important."
  • Eighteen percent of the participants, or 198 people, had elevated symptoms of depression at the start of the study.
  • After adjusting for other factors that could affect stroke risk, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and smoking, researchers found that people who had elevated symptoms of depression were 75 percent more likely to develop an ischemic stroke than people without depression symptoms.
  • Every five-point increase in the score on the depression test was related to a 12-percent greater risk of ischemic stroke.

Greater Burden of Atrial Fibrillation Linked to Higher Stroke Risk

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Both types of atrial fibrillation intermittently recurring and that which occurs 100 percent of the time can produce irregular and fast heartbeats, or arrhythmias.

Key Points: 
  • Both types of atrial fibrillation intermittently recurring and that which occurs 100 percent of the time can produce irregular and fast heartbeats, or arrhythmias.
  • They affect millions of adults in the United States, and are linked to a higher risk of ischemic strokes and other types of blood clots.
  • Currently, patients with any amount of atrial fibrillation are treated the same as those with chronic atrial fibrillation when it comes to stroke prevention, but whether these groups have an equal risk of strokes and blood clots has been controversial, explained Dr. Go.
  • "Using new continuous heart-monitoring technology, physicians can identify patients with intermittently recurring atrial fibrillation at greater risk and engage in better-informed shared decision-making around stroke prevention strategies."