Acute Stroke Management
Overview: Stroke is the clinical term for acute loss of perfusion to vascular territory of the brain, resulting in ischemia and a corresponding loss of neurologic function. Classified as either hemorrhagic or ischemic, strokes typically manifest ... [... more]
eMedicine |
Effects of Stroke
The ability to define the world and our place in it distinguishes our humanity. Stroke or brain attack forever alters this world-making capacity. The stroke patient's world, once comprehensible and manageable, is transformed into a confusing, ... [... more]
stroke.org |
How to Recognize Stroke Symptoms Quickly
It is imperative that you recognize stroke symptoms quickly in order to get the victim the help they need as soon as possible. Brain cells begin to die as soon as a stroke occurs. The faster you get to a doctor, the more likely the stroke ... [... more]
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There are two major causes of stroke:
A stroke happens when the brain does not get enough blood. This kills brain cells. Many adults die from strokes. Strokes can change the way a person thinks, speaks, sees, and moves. After a stroke, it may be harder to care for yourself or to have ... [... more]
Food & Drug Administration |
Avoiding Another Stroke
Having already had a stroke means your risk of having another is higher than someone who hasn't had a stroke. By controlling all the risk factors you can can reduce your risk of recurring stroke. Having already experienced a stroke means that ... [... more]
American Stroke Association |
Metabolic Disease & Stroke: Hyperglycemia/Hypoglycemia
Overview: This article primarily addresses effects of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia in the setting of acute stroke. Preexisting hyperglycemia is found commonly in patients presenting with acute stroke, and hypoglycemia may present with focal ... [... more]
eMedicine |
Beauty shop provides captive audience for stroke education
In a novel study, hairdressers increased their African-American female clients' recognition of stroke symptoms by telling them about the disease in the salon setting, according to research reported at the American Stroke Association's ... [... more]
American Stroke Association |
HOWARD the robot lends a hand after stroke
A robotic therapy device may help people regain strength and normal use of affected hands long after a stroke, researchers reported today at the American Stroke Association?s International Stroke Conference 2007. Abstract P145 (This is also the ... [... more]
American Heart Association |
Stroke Trials Registry
The Stroke Trials Registry is a continuously updated registry of randomized clinical trials in stroke and cerebrovascular disease. We comply with the "Health on the Net" (HON) code of standards for trustworthy health information: verify here. [... more]
strokecenter.org |
KNOW STROKE: KNOW THE SIGNS. ACT IN TIME.
This eight-minute video features experts in the field of stroke discussing the symptoms of stroke and what to do, as well as stories from people who have successfully recovered from a stroke. Each year in the United States, there are more than ... [... more]
stroke.ninds.nih.gov |
Know Stroke
The National Institutes of Health through the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) developed the This 8 minute video features experts in the field of stroke discussing the symptoms of stroke and what to do, as well as ... [... more]
stroke.nih.gov |
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Internet Stroke Center
Stroke Types: Ischemic Stroke / Intracerebral Hemorrhage / Subarachnoid Hemorrhage When a cerebral aneurysm ruptures, blood will fill the space surrounding the brain. What is it? Subarachnoid hemorrhage occurs when a blood vessel just outside the ... [... more]
strokecenter.org |
