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TL;DR: Among 378 stroke patients treated with clot removal, two simple blood-count measures linked to inflammation were slightly lower in those who recovered poorly. But they predicted recovery only a little better than a coin flip, and the link faded after ac…
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TL;DR: In a 2026 study, rats that had a stroke got 7 sessions of mild electrical pulses to the median nerve, which in people runs through the wrist. Compared with untreated stroke rats, they did better on movement tests, had less brain damage and kept more of…
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TL;DR: In 21 stroke survivors with swallowing problems, one acupuncture session at a point under the chin was linked to more activity in movement and touch areas on the healthy side of the brain, compared with 29 healthy adults. There was no fake-needle compar…
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TL;DR: Among 411 people hospitalized for strokes caused by blocked tiny brain arteries, nearly 4 in 10 needed early rehab. Adding MRI brain-damage scores and blood tests to routine bedside information didn't predict who needed it any better. Key Findings 411 p…
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TL;DR: Pooling 59 trials, all from China, researchers found that adding acupuncture or electroacupuncture to standard rehab after a stroke was linked to better leg movement scores for people with foot drop. But the studies varied widely and many had quality pr…
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TL;DR: Seizures can sometimes steal a person’s ability to speak or understand language for hours or days without causing convulsions, and they can look just like a stroke. A review of 87 reported patients found that 1 in 5 attacks left lasting language problem…
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TL;DR: Stroke patients whose brain arteries showed tiny traveling clots on an ultrasound scan had nearly 3 times the odds of poor recovery than those without, across 13 studies. The signals may mark a more unstable stroke rather than cause the worse outcome. K…
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TL;DR: In a 16-person trial, stroke survivors using a forearm stimulation sleeve during hand therapy all finished the 6-week program and rated it highly. Early arm-movement scores favored the sleeve, but the trial was too small to show that it works. Key Findi…
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TL;DR: Across 55 trials of brain stimulation for arm recovery after stroke, about 95% of people finished treatment, the same share as those given fake stimulation or usual care. Side effects were mostly mild headaches and skin tingling. Key Findings 55 trials,…
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TL;DR: In a review of 25 trials on arm recovery after stroke, robot-assisted training had the most consistent evidence of beating standard physical therapy. Virtual reality helped a little, and brain-computer interfaces had too little data to judge. Key Findin…
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