stroke recovery

Clot-Dissolving Medication Boosts Stroke Recovery by Over 50%

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A team of Chinese researchers has found that clot-dissolving medication – alteplase – can be key to improving stroke patients’ recovery by more than 50 per cent. The team from Zhejiang University, presenting the research at the American Stroke Association’s recent International Stroke Conference 2025, held in Los Angeles, US, reported that the medicine is … Read more

Brain stimulation did not improve impaired motor skills after stroke

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Research Highlights: Neither a placebo procedure nor two different doses of transcranial brain stimulation, which send electrical signals through the skull, improved mobility recovery in stroke survivors receiving movement therapy. Motor function was similar among survivors who received electrical brain stimulation combined with movement therapy or a placebo combined with movement therapy. … Read more