Tag: JAMA

Microparticle-based MMAe effect size “consistent with other trials” despite failure to...

Middle meningeal artery embolisation (MMAe) involving microparticles—as opposed to liquid embolic agents, glues or coils—did not lead to a statistically significant reduction in six-month...

Early results indicate feasibility of in-utero embolisation to treat foetal vein...

Preliminary study results published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) have shown that in-utero embolisation may be a feasible option in...

Current intracranial aneurysm literature reflects “a failure of the peer-review process”

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 1,356 studies and more than 410,000 patients have found that “methodological flaws and incomplete reporting” occur frequently in...

US registry study reveals 75% of acute stroke patients wait more...

A new study led by researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine (Chicago, USA) has revealed that nearly 75% of acute stroke patients wait more than...

Research indicates low stroke risk and benefit of medication alone in...

The risk of having a future stroke caused by asymptomatic carotid stenosis is “so low” that most patients with this condition could potentially be...

Preliminary data indicate improved neurological outcomes with alteplase versus placebo

As per early findings from the CHOICE randomised controlled trial (RCT), the use of adjunct, intra-arterial alteplase—among patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) acute...