September 4, 2012 — Adding clopidogrel to aspirin in patients with a recent lacunar stroke does not reduce the risk for stroke recurrence, was associated with an unanticipated increase in mortality, ...

Cilostazol and isosorbide mononitrate, two widely available drugs that have beneficial effects on endothelial function, appear to improve functional and cognitive outcomes when used in patients who ...

Findings suggest that patients with lacunar stroke should be evaluated using an appropriate cognitive screening tool, such as the Brief Memory and Executive Test (BMET). A case-control study included ...

Lacunar infarcts are a frequent type of stroke caused mainly by cerebral small-vessel disease. The effectiveness of antiplatelet therapy for secondary prevention has not been defined. The participants ...

DALLAS -- Drugs that improve endothelial function appeared promising for people with lacunar strokes resulting from small vessel disease (SVD), according to LACI-2 study findings that pave the way for ...

People who experience a type of stroke linked with nearly half of all dementias could be treated for the first time by repurposing two cheap and common drugs, a trial shows. Researchers found that ...

Neuroprotection in ischaemic stroke commonly means a treatment that results in the preservation of brain tissue in the setting of either focal or global ischaemia. The nominal focus on neuronal tissue ...

Compared with aspirin, apixaban lowers incidence of nonlacunar covert infarcts in patients with cryptogenic stroke and atrial cardiopathy. Among patients with cryptogenic stroke and atrial cardiopathy ...

Asundexian reduced ischemic stroke risk without increasing major bleeding in the OCEANIC-STROKE study, meeting primary efficacy and safety endpoints. The study included 12,327 patients with acute ...