A new study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, indicates that a new scoring method may help doctors pinpoint which stroke patients may exhibit positive responses to the drug alteplase.
Read MoreA new study conducted by researchers of the Karolinska Institutet, suggests that 3 months post-stroke, patients continue to experience problems eating and are at risk of malnutrition, despite improvements in physical function.
Read MoreAccording to researchers, a new drug has exhibited promising treatment implications in protecting against the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in rats and may pave the way for future clinical trials to investigate its treatment possibilities.
Read MoreAccording to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Prior Authorization of Power Mobility Devices (PMDs) demonstration and the Recovery Audit Prepayment Review demonstration, previously slated to start January 1, 2012, are now expected to move forward on or after June 1, 2012.
Read MoreRecent research presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) 2012 Annual Meeting suggests a combination of factors may be to blame in causing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, rather than the conventional belief that a single factor may facilitate injury.
Read MoreA recent 3-year study suggests that delivering high doses of load, or stress, to bone through programmed electrical stimulation of the muscle significantly slows the loss of bone density in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients.
Read MoreA potent class of small molecules has reportedly been targeted by researchers in the design of new treatments for diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS).
Read MoreThe American Academy of Neurology (AAN) recently announced its upcoming webinar, CPT Coding for Neurodiagnostic Procedures Made Easy, slated for March 13, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm ET.
Read MoreA study appearing in the American Stroke Association journal Stroke, indicates that the family risk of stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) may be linked to cerebrovascular and cardiovascular risk factors.
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