The Department for Transport have released the latest statistics regarding road casualties in all forms of transport. There were 21,550 motor cyclist casualties and 6,049 deaths or serious injuries in the UK in 2008.[more]
One of the harshest side-effects of a stroke or a cardiac arrest is the death of a large number of neurons and glial cells, which can often lead to other, hard-to-treat complications, making recovery long-lasting and painful....[more]
Summary: We report a case of a 69-year-old white female who presented with a large left internal carotid artery occlusive stroke from a cardiogenic embolus. She was enrolled in an institutional study using a specially designed...[more]
Helmets that cool the brain may slow down the spreading damage caused by a stroke, buying precious hours for patients, researchers said today. Such helmets might be used by ambulance crews to stabilise stroke victims while...[more]