Category: Press Releases


Study Shows Pregnancy Can Significantly Worsen Risk of Serious Brain Injury in Women with Arteriovenous Malformations

  CONTACT: Camille Jewell, cjewell@vancomm.com or 202-248-5460   NASHVILLE — At the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 22nd Annual Meeting today, researchers presented findings about how pregnancy can worsen the rupture risk for brain arteriovenous malformations, abnormal connections between arteries and veins whose rupture can result in serious brain injury or death.   \ During pregnancy,

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Study discusses how to mitigate damage from gunshot injuries to the brain in children and young adults

  CONTACT: Camille Jewell, cjewell@vancomm.com or 202-248-5460   NASHVILLE  — A study presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 22nd Annual Meeting found that almost half of gunshot wound injuries to the brain in children and young adults include penetrating cerebrovascular injuries (PCVIs). These types of injuries, which damage blood vessels in the brain

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More Research Needed to Explore Potential Racial, Gender and Socioeconomic Differences in Stroke Treatment and Recovery

  CONTACT: Camille Jewell, cjewell@vancomm.com or 202-248-5460 NASHVILLE — Research presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 22nd Annual Meeting included three studies that explored the differences in treatment and recovery options for patients across racial, gender and socioeconomic lines in a large telestroke network in Pennsylvania and a university medical center in

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New Study Reveals Possible Link Between Gastrointestinal Syndromes and Risk of Brain Aneurysm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 22, 2024 CONTACT: Camille Jewell cjewell@vancomm.com or 202-248-5460   SNIS 2024: New Study Reveals Possible Link Between Gastrointestinal Syndromes and Risk of Brain Aneurysm   COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — There is a potential connection between a diagnosis of certain gastrointestinal (GI) syndromes and the formation and rupture of intracranial (brain) aneurysms,

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Study Reveals Stroke Care Concerns for Non-English Language Patients

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 22, 2024 CONTACT: Camille Jewell cjewell@vancomm.com or 202-248-5460   SNIS 2024: Study Reveals Stroke Care Concerns for Non-English Language Patients   COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Non-English-speaking patients are less likely to arrive by ambulance when experiencing stroke symptoms and less likely to receive thrombectomy, according to research released today at the

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Study Finds Non-Medical Factors, Including Proximity to a Coal Mine, May Lead to Worse Recovery from Stroke

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 22, 2024 CONTACT: Camille Jewell cjewell@vancomm.com or 202-248-5460   SNIS 2024: Study Finds Non-Medical Factors, Including Proximity to a Coal Mine, May Lead to Worse Recovery from Stroke   COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Research presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 21st Annual Meeting highlights the role of socioeconomic

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