Article topic: Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke Author: Zain Alsaddi Editor: Ethar Hazaimeh Keywords: Acute ischemic stroke, Revascularization, rTPA, IV thrombolysis, Endovascular Therapy.   OVERVIEW A multidisciplinary approach that involves the critical care of specialists has been established to treat an acute ischemic stroke (AIS) attack. Before the 1990s, treatment options for AIS were limited and they mainly focused on managing the patient’s symptoms, secondary prevention as well as rehabilitation. 2 However, since then, two major innovations were introduced into the field that lead to a dramatic transformation of the care of an acute stroke attack. In 1995, the use […]

Article topic: Ischemic Stroke Author: Zain Sarhan Alsaddi Keywords: Ischemic Stroke, Neurology, Neuromedicine, Cerebrovascular Diseases   OVERVIEW A stroke results from a sudden cessation of sufficient blood supply to the brain. The disruption of blood supply is either due to a blockage of a main cerebral artery or a rupture in one causing it to bleed. This subsequently deprives the brain tissue of oxygen and nutrients and eventually leads to cell death within few minutes. 1 There are three main types of stroke. The most common type is the Ischemic stroke, which accounts for 87% of all strokes. It is […]