so the long-term outcomes post-minor ischaemic stroke are unclear. Methods We recruited participants from inpatient and outpatient services with a lacunar or minor cortical ischaemic stroke (National ...

Results: Multiple possible factors associated with rTMS response were identified, including stroke location, cortical thickness, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) genotype, initial stroke ...

Some people experience post-stroke seizures due to erratic electrical brain activity. Seizure prevention may be part of the post-stroke care program, and seizures are typically managed with medication ...

Many strokes affect neocortex, a 6-layered cellular sheet containing excitatory glutamatergic pyramidal projection neurons (~80%) and inhibitory local GABAergic interneurons (~18%) assembled into ...

Ischemic stroke is common in the elderly, and is one of the main causes of long-term disability ... surface density, volume density, and gap width of cortical synapses, as well as PSD and GAP-43 ...

Methods The authors performed a prospective observational cross-sectional study in a teaching hospital of patients with a clinical diagnosis of ischaemic lacunar or minor cortical stroke. The authors ...

The MRI scans were centrally evaluated for SVD, including white matter hyperintensities (WMH), cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), lacunes, basal ganglia-enlarged perivascular spaces (BGPVS), cortical ...

The clot-dissolving medication, alteplase, improved stroke patients' recovery by more than 50% when given up to 24 hours after the beginning of an ischemic stroke, according to preliminary ...

Transcranial direct current stimulation was no better than sham stimulation in strengthening hand function after stroke when ...

Stroke can lead to long-term neurological deficits. Adult neurogenesis, the continuous generation of newborn neurons in distinct regions of the brain throughout life, has been considered as one of ...

Stroke Warning Sign Acronyms Drive 911 Calls, F.A.S.T. Leads in Symptom Recall for Public Jan. 30, 2025 — Both F.A.S.T. and BE-FAST acronyms motivated people to call 911 right away for a ...

Imagine seeing a furry, four-legged animal that meows. Mentally, you know what it is, but the word "cat" is stuck on the tip ...