science
Preprint links phase-specific brain signals to aphasia recovery after stroke
A bioRxiv preprint of 47 patients links phase-specific brain activity and connectivity patterns to early and later language recovery after ischemic stroke.
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Recent reporting, analysis and explainers from the stroke desk.
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Preprint Review Finds GFAP May Help Identify Brain Bleeding in Acute Stroke
A medRxiv systematic review and meta-analysis found that the blood biomarker GFAP distinguished intracerebral hemorrhage from ischemic stroke, with pooled specificity of 87.2%. Accuracy was higher in samples taken within two hours, but sensitivity remained limited, particularly for smaller hemorrhages.