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March 4, 2024

Stroke symposium set for April

Vanderbilt Neurology Stroke and Neuroscience Symposium will be held April 4 as a hybrid event, in person at the Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Vanderbilt Hotel and online.

By Paul Govern
November 1, 2023

A stroke left Kate Adamson trapped in her body, unable to communicate. Here’s how she recovered and became a VUMC social worker.

“You can see and hear everything around you, but you appear dead. It is like being locked in a glass coffin.”

By Bill Snyder
Photo of Adam Dread
June 8, 2023

Dread credits Anticoagulation Clinic for continued health after his stroke

Then-Nashville Metro Councilman Adam Dread suffered a major stroke 20 years ago. To this day, he credits Vanderbilt’s Anticoagulation Clinic for his continued health.

By Matt Batcheldor
April 5, 2023

Stroke symposium set for May 12

The 25th Annual Vanderbilt Neurology Stroke and Neuroscience Symposium will be held May 12 as a hybrid event, in person at the Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Vanderbilt and online.

By Paul Govern
December 21, 2021

Study finds apixaban (Eliquis) is preferable to rivaroxaban (Xarelto) for stroke prevention, reduced bleeding complications

By Jill Clendening
A new policy on helium balloons outdoors at VUMC is intended to enhance safety for LifeFlight personnel and the patients they transport.
July 29, 2021

Ground versus air to transport stroke patients studied

For patients in need of acute ischemic stroke treatment, air transport to Vanderbilt University Medical Center is apt to be quicker than ground transport for interhospital transfers of 40 miles or more and for direct-from-scene transfers of 28 miles or more.

By Paul Govern
May 4, 2021

New strategy to treat brain bleeding

Vasorelaxing peptides could offer a promising therapeutic strategy for reducing the neurological deficits caused by subarachnoid hemorrhage-induced cerebral blood vessel constriction.
By Leigh MacMillan
March 18, 2021

Eye stroke is focus of American Heart Association statement

The American Heart Association (AHA) recently issued a scientific statement, “Management of Central Retinal Artery Occlusion.” CRAO is a form of ischemic stroke characterized by acute and painless vision loss in one eye.
By Paul Govern
January 7, 2021

Functional seizures associated with stroke, psychiatric disorders in electronic health records study

In a large-scale study of electronic health records, Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have determined the prevalence of functional seizures and characterized comorbidities associated with them.
By Leigh MacMillan
October 26, 2020

Stroke survivor with aphasia is able to vote, thanks to his speech-language pathologist

Sady Sayago believes that voting is an important part of being a citizen; he worked with Jennifer Barry to make sure he could cast his ballot.
By Kate Carney
March 24, 2020

Spasticity underdiagnosed

Spasticity — a consequence of stroke and other disorders of the central nervous system — may be underdiagnosed and undertreated in nursing home residents.
By Paul Govern
May 16, 2019

Carly Schroeder had a stroke in her 20s. Now 10 years later, she is thankful for her life, her family and the care she received at Vanderbilt

"I'm eternally grateful to all the people that helped me through that dark time."
By Tavia Smith
August 30, 2018

Major award seeks to improve stroke outcomes

Vanderbilt’s Kenneth Gaines, MD, MBA, professor of Clinical Neurology, has received a $15.7 funding award to determine if stroke outcomes can be improved with a redesigned and better-integrated model of care.
By Tom Wilemon
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