Intravenous thrombolysis in patients hospitalized for cervical artery dissection-related acute ischemic stroke increases the likelihood of home discharge.

From the Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology (A.G.-T., M. Rubiera, M. Requena, M.M., J.P., D.R.-L., M.D., J.J., N.R.-V., S.B., M.O.-G., C.A.M., M. Ribo), Hospital ...

Background We retrospectively evaluated the composition of retrieved clots from ischemic stroke patients to study the association between histological composition and stroke etiology Methods ...

A blood clot in the veins that drain the blood from the brain is called a sinus or cerebral vein thrombosis. It is an uncommon type of clot, affecting about 1500 people in the United States per year.