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A new study has prompted scientists to reconsider a once-popular yet controversial idea in stroke research.

By scanning the genomes of nearly 6,000 stroke patients, School of Medicine scientists identified two genes associated with recovery. Both are involved in regulating neuronal excitability, suggesting that targeting overstimulated neurons may help promote recovery in the first 24 hours after stroke.

Stroke patients previously considered unlikely to survive without severe disability may regain far more function if the blood clots (which cause an ischemic stroke) are mechanically removed in addition to standard medical therapy, according to preliminary late-breaking research presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2022, a world premier meeting for researchers and clinicians dedicated to the science of stroke and brain health, held in person in New Orleans and virtually, Feb. 9-11, 2022.

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Spatial neglect is a behavioral syndrome occurring after brain injury. It is categorized by a failure to respond to stimuli after damage to the neural networks.