Stroke Related to Birth Control Pills
Stroke is a devastating condition, but no more so than when it strikes a young person. We think...
Proving Causation in Stroke Cases
Strokes or cardiovascular accidents (CVAs) often give rise to medical negligence cases. There are a number of...
May Is Stroke Month
Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the U.S. Many strokes, also called...
Endovascular Intervention for Stroke
For treatment of stroke, “time is brain.” This means the sooner that treatment can restore blood...
Did The Doctor Diagnose Your Stroke F.A.S.T. Enough?
When the diagnosis of stroke is unnecessarily delayed, the patient’s treatment options become critically limited. Thromboembolic strokes,...
New Stroke Guidelines Recommend Early Use of Clot Busters
New guidelines published by the American Heart Association (AHA) urge administration of clot busting medications, called tissue plasminogen...
Avoiding Stroke by Screening for Risk Factors
Stroke can occur in patients experiencing atrial fibrillation (A Fib). Due to the irregular beating of the...
Stroke Due to Negligent Treatment of A Fib
Atrial fibrillation (or, “A Fib”) is a common disorder of the heart. The incidence of A...
Use of Clot Busting Medications Effective in Treating Stroke
The use of clot busters (also called “thrombolytics”) — medications used to break up clots that...
