CONTACT: Camille Jewell, cjewell@vancomm.com or 202-248-5460 NASHVILLE — Three studies presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 22nd Annual Meeting discussed whether using GLP-1 inhibitors could lessen the impacts of stroke and related brain injuries or reduce the risk of stroke altogether. These medications, which lower blood sugar and often cause weight
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,
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
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