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Cause Of Stroke - Articles
Research Shows Stress Can Cause Strokes
by
Linda
Posted
Tue 06 Oct 2009 12:00am
, Sweden.shows a correlation between stroke and stress. The study shows that there is a link to stress in those cases where the stroke is caused by atherosclerosis or to blood clots... they had felt before their stroke, from “never been stressed” to “constantly stressed over the past five years”. The patients’ responses were compared with a healthy control group
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Sleep problems can cause Stroke
by
Sonzy
Posted
Tue 01 Jul 2008 12:00am
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) and Stroke
OSA and Heart
The repeated pauses in breathing deny oxygen supply to the brain. The increase in the carbon dioxide level activates the sympathetic nervous system. This in turn causes spikes in the blood pressure and increases the blood pressure and the heart rate. A systemic cardiac resistance develops
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High cholesterol does not cause stroke (but carbohydrate might)
by
Dr. John B.
Posted
Thu 03 Mar 2011 2:46pm
around the heart. It can happen in other vessels too including those that supply blood to the brain. Blocking off of these vessels here can cause what is known as a stroke. However, a minority of strokes are caused not by blockage of vessels, but by bleeding from them. These two types of stroke are called ‘ischaemic stroke’ and ‘haemorrhagic stroke’ respectively
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Does Chiropractic Care Cause Strokes?
by
Dr. Gray
Posted
Wed 06 May 2009 1:33pm
Association Journal found there is only a 1 in 5,850,000 risk that a chiropractic neck adjustment will cause a stroke. This means that you are seventy times more likely to die from... found there is only a 1 in 5,850,000 risk that a chiropractic neck adjustment will cause a stroke. This means that you are seventy times more likely to die from a lightning strike
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This is the story how a PFO caused my stroke
by
David D.
Posted
Sat 13 Sep 2008 3:26am
4 Comments
to educate others.
Several months ago I had a stroke. It was revealed after months of testing that it was caused by a defect in my heart from birth called a patent foramen ovale....
Identifying a PFO is important because a PFO is a potential pathway for a blood clot to escape from the heart and travel to the brain, causing a stroke.
How does this heart defect
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Do diet sodas really cause stroke? I’m dubious.
by
Dr. Marion Nestle
Posted
Thu 10 Feb 2011 12:38pm
I’ve been asked repeatedly this week to comment on the huge press outcry about a study that links diet sodas to an increased risk of stroke and heart disease.
I have not seen the study and neither has anyone else. It is not yet published.
It was presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2011. The American
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Can Snoring Cause Stroke?
by
Dr. Steven P.
Posted
Tue 23 Jun 2009 5:50pm
patients experience similar changes in brain biochemistry as people who are having a stroke or are dying. Even moderate degrees of oxygen deprivation was found to have profound... in a while, I’ll see a relatively young patient (in his or her 30s or 40s) who had a stroke. Not too surprisingly, they all snore heavily. If you know anyone that had a stroke
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Variable High Blood Pressure More Likely to Cause Strokes
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Dr. Gabe M.
Posted
Mon 29 Mar 2010 5:46pm
more likely to suffer strokes than those who have more stable high blood pressures. The greater the variability in blood pressure, the higher the risk. This is astounding because doctors usually reassure people with intermittent high blood pressure and often do not treat them.
• High blood pressure is a powerful risk factor for strokes and heart attacks
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Speed Causing Strokes?
by
Dirk H.
Posted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 11:29am
been tentatively identified in two methamphetamine abusers-- strokes caused by microscropic tears in major arteries of the neck.
Although the study, published in the journal... factors. Stroke neurologists took note. Neurologist Steven Cramer at the University of California, Irvine, quoted at scientificamerican.com, said: “If I ever see any young person
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This is the story how a PFO caused my stroke
by
David D.
Posted
Mon 29 Sep 2008 11:53pm
to educate others.
Several months ago I had a stroke. It was revealed after months of testing that it was caused by a defect in my heart from birth called a patent foramen ovale....
Identifying a PFO is important because a PFO is a potential pathway for a blood clot to escape from the heart and travel to the brain, causing a stroke.
How does this heart defect
Read on »
