Carilion Clinic is first in Virginia to restore upper limb function for post-stroke patients
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Carilion Clinic is the first health system in Virginia to implant Vivistim® for improved arm and hand function post stroke.
Search Results for stroke
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UVA researchers’ map will ‘inform strategies’ to prevent heart attacks, strokes
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UVA School of Medicine researchers have created an “atlas of atherosclerosis,” a map composition of the plaque that can clog arteries.
UVA alum, former chair of AHA’s Stroke Council to chair UVA school’s radiology department
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Dr. Colin Derdeyn, a pioneer in advancing stroke care, will chair UVA School of Medicine’s Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging.
It wasn’t a masterpiece, but #3 Virginia finds the right strokes to get past FSU
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Virginia’s 62-57 win over FSU here Saturday afternoon in John Paul Jones Arena was certainly no Rembrandt. More like a painting that wins a blue ribbon at a county fair.
UVA discovery reveals potential way to prevent heart attacks, strokes
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Scientists at UVA have identified a way to head off heart attacks and strokes by strengthening the fibrous caps overlying atherosclerotic plaques.
Services available for those impacted by traumatic brain injury, stroke
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Nearly 12,500 people in the Central Shenandoah Valley are disabled from traumatic brain injury and stroke.
UVA researcher helps identify way to predict stroke risk
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Doctors can predict patients’ risk for ischemic stroke based on the severity of their metabolic syndrome.
UVA study eyes high stroke risk for people of African descent
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African-Americans have up to three times the risk of dying from strokes as people of European descent, yet there has been little investigation of if and how genetic variants contribute to their elevated risk. Until now.
New stroke guidelines aim to improve care amid COVID-19
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Top stroke experts have issued new guidance to ensure stroke patients receive safe, timely care while preventing the transmission of COVID-19.
Focus on COVID-19 keeping people from seeking medical attention for strokes
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It’s either a miracle, that the number of people experiencing strokes has magically declined the past two months, coinciding with the COVID-19 lockdowns, or … people experiencing strokes aren’t seeking medical attention.
