Tag: race

Study reveals racial disparity in brain tumour surgeries recommended to US...

A patient’s race may influence the recommendations they receive for the surgical removal of brain tumours, as per a recent, registry-based cohort analysis published...
hispanic stroke patients

Hispanic stroke patients experience poorer post-thrombectomy outcomes than white counterparts

A study conducted by neurology researchers at University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center has found lower-quality functional outcomes for Hispanic ischaemic stroke patients...

Black stroke patients undergo neuroendovascular surgery less often than white patients,...

Black patients with stroke are less likely than white patients to undergo a potentially lifesaving, minimally-invasive thrombectomy procedure to remove blood clots from arteries...
stroke care centres

Race among factors that predict how quickly patients get to stroke...

Race, in combination with other factors, predicted how quickly individuals with stroke got to care centres to receive necessary neuroendovascular surgery, including thrombectomy, according...

Differences found in stroke severity and post-stroke care among Black and...

Preliminary research to be presented at the International Stroke Conference (ISC) 2021 meeting (17–19 March, virtual) has found that Black and Hispanic women aged...