Since the first presentation of data at the World Stroke Congress, the MR CLEAN trial has sent a ripple across the entire neurointerventional arena, raising questions about the future of stroke treatment and the fate of similar trials, some of which have already been halted.
Asahi Intecc has received CE certification of neurovascular guide wires: Asahi Chikai 008, Asahi Chikai black, and Asahi Chikai black 18 and is initiating sales in Europe.
Lazarus Effect has announced that the Lazarus Cover accessory device has received CE mark. The Lazarus Cover is a nitinol-mesh cover that surrounds a retriever device and captures material during removal from a blood vessel.
NeuroSigma has announced that the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property has issued a Notice of Allowance for Mexican Patent Application No. MX/a/2012/004051. The patent application is co-owned by NeuroSigma and the Regents of the University of California as a result of research conducted by physicians and scientists at NeuroSigma and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). NeuroSigma is the exclusive licensee of the Regents’ rights to the patent application.
Accuray Incorporated has announced that studies presented at the 15th European Congress of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) in Prague, October 12 – 17, 2014 reinforce the benefits of the CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system for the treatment of neurological diseases such as meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, trigeminal neuralgia, and spinal tumours.
Boston Scientific will present data on key clinical programs at the 18th North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) Meeting, being held in Las Vegas, from the 11-14 December 2014. The company’s data will focus on long-term back pain relief using the Boston Scientific Precision Spectra spinal cord stimulator system and highlight research on stimulation waveforms.
A dynamic new assessment for helping victims of trauma to the brain, including those suffering from progressive conditions such as dementia, has been developed by a clinical neuropsychologist at the University of Leicester, UK.
Eating Mediterranean or DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension)-style diets, regularly engaging in physical activity and keeping blood pressure under control can lower a person’s risk of a first-time stroke, according to updated American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines published in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke.
According to a study published online by JAMA Neurology, traumatic brain injury appears to be associated with an increased risk of dementia in adults 55 years and older.
Published in the online edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the results of the extensive studies offer a new target for drug development in the quest for a cure for Alzheimer’s, the most prevalent form of dementia in the elderly.
Preliminary results of an open-label trial carried in the Journal of Headache and Pain reported that a single treatment with electroCore’s handheld non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation device gammaCore, completely resolved 44.8% of migraines within 30 minutes, with an additional 11.4% experiencing moderate benefits (incomplete resolution of their headaches) by two hours.
Future prevention and treatment strategies for vascular diseases may lie in the evaluation of early brain imaging tests long before heart attacks or strokes occur, according to a systematic review conducted by a team of cardiologists, neuroscientists, and psychiatrists from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published in JACC Cardiovascular Imaging.
People with multiple sclerosis should be offered a rapid and accurate diagnosis of their condition and access to specialist advice and proven therapies, says the National Institute for Healthcare and Excellence (NICE).
Costs to treat strokes caused by bleeding in the brain may increase significantly 10 years later, according to a study in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. The Australian study is the first to include 10 years of follow-up data on stroke cost estimates.
Using stents to keep neck arteries open is just as effective as invasive neck surgery for long-term prevention of fatal and disabling strokes, reports an international trial led by University College London funded by the Medical Research Council and Stroke Association.
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