Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), a blood biomarker, can be used to rapidly distinguish between hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, according to a new prospective study. The hope, researchers say, ...

Intravenous thrombolysis is a standard treatment of acute ischemic stroke. The efficacy and safety of combining intravenous thrombolysis with argatroban (an anticoagulant agent) or eptifibatide (an ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and a history of breakthrough stroke—an ischemic stroke that occurs despite use of oral anticoagulation—have a heightened risk for subsequent cerebrovascular ...