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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Fact Sheet: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) by Helge V. K. Patient Expert Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 11:27pm Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Fact Sheet: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS): "Women are three times more likely than men to develop carpal tunnel syndrome, perhaps because the carpal tunnel itself may be smaller in women than in men. The dominant hand is usually affected first and produces the most severe pain. Persons Read on »
StrokeNeurology Receiving Trauma Centers and UCI Receives Record Dollar Amount Grant – Orange County by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Wed 13 May 2009 10:47pm of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (MIAID).  BD  Six Orange County hospitals have become the first stroke-neurology receiving centers, a change that will send patients via ambulance... up for this purpose too.  Robots at Work in Orange County Hospitals - California UC Irvine Medical Center is Named a Designated Stroke Receiving Center – Orange County Read on »
Strokes or Cerebral-Vascular Accidents in Kids by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted Fri 22 Jan 2010 7:14am and people had no idea children could have strokes. Having cared for children with disabilities in two large hospital programs, several of kids I saw  had had strokes. The youngest... such a marked change when he was a boy with such promise. Unfortunately today even adults are not always quickly diagnosed as having had a stroke. The editor of two of my books had Read on »
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 of blood flow, thus of adequate oxygen. There are two types of strokes. An ischemic stroke is when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted, usually by a blood clot. The second Read on »
Action for Stroke Prevention Launches How Can We Avoid a Stroke Crisis? To Expose Risk of a Stroke Crisis in Europe from Atrial by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted Wed 09 Dec 2009 5:23am Urgent coordinated action is needed to avoid the thousands of preventable strokes that leave many atrial fibrillation (AF) patients mentally and physically disabled or dead every year. A report, How Can We Avoid a Stroke Crisis?, was launched today in the European Parliament in Brussels by Action for Stroke Prevention, a group of health experts from Read on »
Action for Stroke Prevention Launches How Can We Avoid a Stroke Crisis? To Expose Risk of a Stroke Crisis in Europe from Atrial by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted Wed 09 Dec 2009 12:00am Urgent coordinated action is needed to avoid the thousands of preventable strokes that leave many atrial fibrillation (AF) patients mentally and physically disabled or dead every year. A report, How Can We Avoid a Stroke Crisis?, was launched today in the European Parliament in Brussels by Action for Stroke Prevention, a group of health experts Read on »
Read about Stroke. Hear about Stroke. Know about Stroke by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted Thu 26 Nov 2009 10:01pm by Linda Pazdalski, B.S.N., R.N. Stroke Program Coordinator, Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute You read it in any number of publications, hear it on any number of radio programs, and see it on any number of TV commercials almost daily…..Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the US. STROKE IS THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH Read on »
Read about Stroke. Hear about Stroke. Know about Stroke by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted Thu 26 Nov 2009 10:01pm by Linda Pazdalski, B.S.N., R.N. Stroke Program Coordinator, Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute You read it in any number of publications, hear it on any number of radio programs, and see it on any number of TV commercials almost daily…..Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the US. STROKE IS THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH Read on »
Omega-3 DHA may limit stroke brain damage, help stroke recovery by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor Posted Tue 16 Nov 2010 12:00am hours after the onset of stroke. MRIs showed that neurological deficits were reduced by the administration of DHA. DHA treatment reduced swelling and facilitated neurobehavioral... oil, is a powerful therapeutic agent that can protect brain tissue and promote recovery in an experimental model of acute ischemic stroke, even when treatment is delayed by up Read on »
Parental Stroke Associated With 3-Fold Increased Risk for Stroke in Offspring by Poh Tin Tan Posted Fri 02 Apr 2010 12:00am 31, 2010 — Parental stroke before the age of 65 years is associated with a 3-fold increased risk for stroke in offspring, according to new data from the Framingham Heart Study... Seshadri Sudha Seshadri, MD, with Boston University in Massachusetts, told Medscape Neurology. The results are published in the March 23 issue of Circulation. Inconsistent Results Read on »