Combining a minimally invasive surgery with clot-busting drugs may be a safe way to remove clots from deep inside the brain, according to new research. Intracerebral hematoma ? a blood clot caused by bleeding from a ruptured vessel in the brain ? is associated with high death rates and severe disability.
A new study documents for the first time a significant difference in the way women and men describe their symptoms while they’re having a stroke. And that difference may be affecting how women receive emergency stroke treatment. On the whole, the study found, women were 62 percent more likely than men to say they were feeling sensations that aren’t on the list of “traditional” stroke symptoms. Because emergency responders and emergency room doctors often go by patients’ descriptions and the traditional symptom list when trying to diagnose and treat a suspected stroke, women’s symptoms may be overlooked during the precious hours when stroke therapies work best.