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Stroke rehabilitation: A brain scientist and stroke survivor advice to stroke victims and caregivers by Peter C. Complimentary & Alternative Medicine

Posted Thu 23 Oct 2008 6:33pm Stroke Stroke, also referred to as brain stroke or in medical terms, cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is a life-threatening event in which part of the brain is deprived... to fully recover from her stroke (see below). The experience of a stroke victim, Jill Bolte Taylor who is a brain scientist 10 years ago, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, then working Read on »

MRI Images May Pinpoint Time of Stroke by HealthFinder Posted Tue 02 Nov 2010 10:00am TUESDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- MRI images can serve as a "surrogate clock" to pinpoint stroke onset in patients whose symptoms began during sleep, increasing the number... patients treated for clot-caused strokes at Sainte-Anne Hospital in Paris between May 2006 and October 2008. Of those patients, whose average age was 64.7 years, 63 underwent MRI Read on »

MRI Images May Pinpoint Time of Stroke by Medline Plus Posted Tue 02 Nov 2010 6:00am , Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- MRI images can serve as a "surrogate clock" to pinpoint stroke onset in patients whose symptoms began during sleep, increasing the number of patients eligible for highly effective clot-busting therapy, according to a new study. Researchers found that MRI data could accurately determine if patients had experienced stroke symptoms Read on »

MRI's Could Detect Early Onset Stroke When Patient Can't by Anthony Cirillo Patient Expert

Posted Wed 16 Mar 2011 9:00am Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRIs, might be able to help physicians figure out if clot-busting drugs will help patients who present with unclear-onset or “wake-up strokes,” a new study finds. Researchers in South Korea used MRIs to screen 430 patients who were either uncertain of when their stroke symptoms began or who woke up while Read on »

Dr. Nassir Marrouche Discusses Use of MRI to Personalize Atrial Fibrillation Treatment and Avoid Stroke – Video by Mellanie H. Patient Expert

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Posted Wed 02 Jun 2010 12:00am Health System, discusses the findings he recently presented at the Heart Rhythm Society annual meeting in Denver. He discussed the intriguing way they are using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), to personalize atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment by determining the degree of atrial fibrosis in the atrium to determine whether catheter ablation is likely Read on »

Use of MRI to Personalize Atrial Fibrillation Treatment and Avoid Stroke – Presentation by Dr. Nassir Marrouche at HRS by Mellanie H. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 27 May 2010 12:00am . Marcos Daccarett of the Comprehensive Arrhythmia Research and Management (CARMA) Center at the University of Utah Health System. They have developed a way, using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), to personalize atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment by “staging”, which determines whether catheter ablation will likely stop the afib based on the degree Read on »

Brain benefits of treadmill exercise for stroke victims confirmed by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 16 Sep 2008 7:25am functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to assess brain activity linked to moving their legs in a walking motion. One group then participated in an exercise program... Research shows improvement from exercise even years post-stroke. HopkinsMedicine.org - People who walk on a treadmill even years after stroke damage can significantly Read on »

Young stroke victim boosts Big Bike by Robert D. M. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 16 Aug 2010 11:48am ALLISTON - The Heart and Stroke Foundation's Big Bike For Heart makes an annual appearance at the Alliston Potato Festival and its riders help raise money to fight some of Canada's most deadly diseases. This year riders got an added bit of motivation though. Beeton resident Nicole Fournier was only eight years old when she suffered a stroke. Yet six Read on »

Weekend Admissions Worse for Stroke Victims by Medline Plus Posted Mon 01 Nov 2010 1:00pm research needs to be done on why the rates are different so that stroke victims can have the best possible chance of surviving." The study appears in the Nov. 2 issue... MONDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Stroke patients are more likely to die if they're admitted to the hospital on the weekend instead of a weekday, regardless of the severity Read on »

RELATIONSHIPS; FAMILIES AS VICTIMS OF STROKE by Dorothy E Ross PhD CCC-SLP Aphasia NYC Posted Thu 14 Jan 2010 12:00am available to victims and their families through so-called stroke clubs. The couples described are among 200 families in a club sponsored by Brooklyn College and run... with fears that another stroke may occur. In some ways, a stroke in the family is like any other medical crisis. Spouses frequently reverse roles -with wives of victims becoming Read on »