Stroke: French researchers manage to reduce the absolute risk of death by 20%
In patients who have suffered a stroke and a major infarction, thrombectomy combined with medical care provides better functional results ...
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Stroke: here’s why you should lie down without a pillow before a thrombectomy
A flat head position before surgical removal of a blood clot in the brain may lead to better results. THE ...
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Varicose veins: how to reduce the cardiovascular risks associated with the use of venous sclerosants?
Aetoxisclerol and Fibrovein, drugs used in the treatment of varicose veins, can be harmful to health. The Medicines Agency recalls ...
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Stroke: yet effective, mechanical thrombectomy remains underused
Appeared four years ago in operating theaters, mechanical thrombectomy is today the most effective technique for treating ischemic cerebral vascular ...
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Stroke: atypical symptoms can delay diagnosis and treatment
The diagnosis of a stroke can be complicated by atypical symptoms: these are “stroke mimics” or “chameleon strokes”. Yet the ...
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Ischemic stroke: allow everyone to have access to mechanical thrombectomy
© Getty ImagesEach year, around 150,000 people are stroke victims : the blood can no longer supply the brain correctly ...
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Eliminate the clot six hours after the stroke, it is possible for some
Reducing the risk of complications after a stroke has hitherto involved working on the victim within six hours. A study ...
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Severe stroke: a revolutionary treatment to reduce disability
A study published in the "New England Journal of Medicine" shows for the first time that in severe stroke, catheter ...
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