A blood test may rapidly distinguish brain bleeds from clot-caused strokes, even before people with stroke symptoms reach the emergency room, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the ...
Eight years ago, at the age of 53, Jeff Miller woke up, got out of bed and fell to the floor. Although he was having trouble seeing, he managed to get down the stairs to the first floor of his ...
People with brain bleeds had nearly 7 times higher blood levels of a specific brain protein, called glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), than those who had strokes caused by clots in a study ...
People with brain bleeds had nearly 7 times higher blood levels ... the GFAP brain protein may help doctors determine the stroke type faster and allow them to start safe treatment for people ...
Stroke victims with brain bleeds have nearly seven times higher ... "It is crucial to differentiate these two types of stroke because they need opposite treatments," lead researcher Dr.