The management of cerebellar infarction poses unique challenges due to the confined space of the posterior fossa and the risk of rapid neurological deterioration from oedema and brainstem compression.
In a new case report, researchers at UCLA Health describe promising results using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in the management of post-stroke cerebellar ataxia, a debilitating ...
Given the size of the stroke depicted in Figure 1 (greater than one third of the hemisphere), thrombolytic therapy would be contraindicated for this patient. Indications of a hemorrhagic stroke ...
In a recent article published in Nature Medicine, researchers performed an open-label phase I trial wherein they applied deep brain stimulation (DBS) to the cerebellar dentate nucleus (DN) to promote ...
The use of thrombectomy in patients with acute stroke and a large infarct of unrestricted size has not been well studied. We assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, patients with proximal cerebral vessel occlusion ...
The effect of early as compared with later initiation of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in persons with atrial fibrillation who have had an acute ischemic stroke is unclear. We performed an ...