A new 15-minute tool to screen stroke survivors for visual perception problems has been launched by researchers from Durham and Oxford universities. The free screening tool could make it easier for ...

Screening for cognitive impairment should be part of multidisciplinary care for stroke survivors, the American Heart Association (AHA) says in a new scientific statement. "Cognitive impairment after ...

Hospital readmission of stroke elderly remains a need for detecting preventable risks. This study aims to develop a Readmission Stroke Screening Tool or RRST. The mixed research design was employed, ...

New York, NY - A report published in today's Wall Street Journal suggests that more can be done to reduce death and disability from stroke by ramping up screening. The article, by reporter Thomas ...

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. If a person doesn’t get quick medical attention, stroke can cause death, or permanent disability. It’s sometimes called a “brain attack” -- ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new guideline on prevention of a first stroke calls for more screening of risk factors in primary care ...

NEW YORK, Aug 18 (Reuters) - A new test based on ultrasound scans may be able to spot people at high risk of a stroke, though it is still too early to be excited, researchers said. Nearly 800,000 ...

Each year in the U.S., over half a million people have a first stroke; however, up to 80% of strokes may be preventable. The new primary prevention of stroke guideline from the American Stroke ...

Screening for atrial fibrillation in adults aged at least 65 years and treating with anticoagulants may reduce risk for stroke and death, according to a white paper from the AF-SCREEN International ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Too few U.S. kids with sickle cell anemia get a needed screening for stroke, according to a study released Tuesday. The study found fewer than half get the screening and only about ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new test may be able to spot people at high risk of stroke, although it's too early to be excited, researchers said Wednesday. Yet some already are. That's because the ...

FILE - This 2009 colorized microscope image made available by the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a sickle cell, left, and normal red blood ...