In a large, long-term trial, cilostazol was as effective as aspirin at preventing recurrent stroke and was associated with fewer hemorrhages. Antiplatelet drugs have an established role in ...

Depression occurs in up to two-thirds of patients with stroke, and placebo-controlled trials have shown improvement in post-stroke depressive symptoms with antidepressant drug treatment. [1 ...

Lacunar stroke is caused by damage to small blood vessels deep in the brain, and can ultimately lead to dementia. LACI-2 explored whether isosorbide mononitrate and cilostazol could be used to treat ...

Ashina has tested that hypothesis with cilostazol, a blood vessel dilator used in people who have poor circulation in their legs. Cilostazol boosts production of cyclic AMP and, Ashina found ...

Hosted by Dr. Negar Asdaghi, each episode of Stroke's monthly podcast, Stroke Alert, begins by posing key takeaway questions from featured articles in the current issue of Stroke. This is followed by ...