Patients who experience ischemic stroke in the posterior circulation are at greater risk of impaired functional outcomes compared to those with anterior circulation stroke (ACS)—particularly if their time to hospital arrival exceeds 4.5 hours, according to an Austrian registry study published Oct. 8 in Stroke.

Half of women and a third of men will be diagnosed with stroke, dementia or parkinsonism in their lifetime, according to a nearly three-decades-long study of neurological disease in the Dutch population. Up to 50 percent of those cases, though, might be mitigated with early prevention.

About 72 percent of active smokers with peripheral artery disease (PAD) continued to smoke a year after visiting a specialty vascular clinic for new or worsening claudication, according to a new study, despite more than three-quarters of them being offered advice or support to quit.

Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and a history of lower extremity revascularization (LER) face an increased risk of both cardiac and limb ischemic events and subsequent revascularization, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology Oct. 2.

A Russian study that analyzed the process of blood coagulation in humans at different life stages has found hemostasis in newborn babies is particularly delicate—something that, paired with other common risks, can boost an infant’s risk of thrombosis early in life.

A Hillsborough County Fire Rescue paramedic has been fired and three others suspended without pay after a 10-week investigation concluded they failed to adequately care for a stroke patient who later died, the Tampa Bay Times reported this week.

Targeted plasticity therapy (TPT)—a novel approach to stroke treatment that involves stimulating the vagus nerve to accelerate plasticity in the brain—can double stroke patients’ rates of upper limb recovery, according to research published in Stroke. Paired with traditional motor-skill rehabilitation, it’s twice as effective as standard therapy.

Stem cells in the embryo, previously thought to mature into only red blood or immune system cells, have another function, according to new research out of University College London. They can differentiate into endothelial cells, too, and could help in the growth of blood vessels in developing fetuses.