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Regardless of presentation date and time, all three abstracts will have the same embargo release at 3 p.m. CT, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. For more information Feb. 1-3, call the ASA News Media Staff...

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NOTE ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL. ALL TIPS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL THE TIME OF PRESENTATION OR 3 P.M. CT/4 P.M. ET EACH DAY, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. For more...

Study Highlights: People who died from stroke had the most severe and rapid memory loss prior to their stroke. Memory loss, commonly considered a part of aging, may help gauge a patient's...

Study Highlights: The highest risk of stroke among children comes in the first week following an infection. A spectrum of common acute infections may trigger childhood stroke. However,...

Study Highlights: An experimental drug reduced the risk of a blood vessel spasm after a ruptured brain aneurysm — a complication that can cause further brain damage. However,...

Study Highlights: New research shows that clot-busting treatments appear safe for "wake-up" stroke patients, who account for up to a quarter of stroke patients. Patients who wake up with...

Study Highlights: Sleep apnea is common in people with silent strokes and small lesions in the brain. Having more than five sleep apnea episodes per night was associated with silent...

Embargoed for: 8 a.m. CT/9 a.m. ET, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regardless of presentation date and time, all four abstracts will have the same embargo...

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Three stroke researchers with significant contributions to understanding stroke; two "new investigators" and an emergency medicine researcher will be...

Study Highlights: In a large, head-to-head comparison of two procedures that clear blocked neck arteries, outcomes were similar. Ninety-four percent of the arteries remained open two years...