A new study suggests that a simple blood test could help emergency responders quickly determine whether a stroke is caused by a brain bleed or a blood clot, even before a patient reaches the hospital.

A new study suggests that a simple blood test could help doctors quickly determine whether a stroke is caused by bleeding or a blood clot, even before the patient reaches the hospital.

Tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) may be given, but it must be administered within the first few hours after a stroke. TPA dissolves blood clots that cause some types of strokes. Fluids with a ...

Love-Preet Kalra, M.D., from RKH Hospital Klinikum Ludwigsburg in Germany, and colleagues examined the potential of a new GFAP point-of-care test for rapidly distinguishing ICH from IS and stroke ...

5 to 7 in Los Angeles. Love-Preet Kalra, M.D., from RKH Hospital Klinikum Ludwigsburg in Germany, and colleagues examined the potential of a new GFAP point-of-care test for rapidly distinguishing ICH ...

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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 ...

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Joanne Matos, 37, was born with an enlarged heart and has congestive heart failure. Despite a stroke and two silent heart ...

In addition to a physical exam and blood tests, the patient will undergo brain imaging. This workup usually begins with a CT scan and often involves an MRI as well. Doctors diagnose the stroke ...