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Carotid Artery Stenting Can Prevent Strokes by Heartstrong Registered Nurse

Stroke remains the third leading cause of death and first leading cause of long term disability among adult Americans. In the United States approximately every forty-five seconds someone has a stroke. About eighty percent of strokes are ischemic (meaning it is due to a lack of blood supply to the brain) and fifty percent of these ischemic strokes ... Read on »

Stroke Guidelines Focus on Critical First Hours by Meredy Registered Nurse

Intravenous delivery of the clot-busting drug tPA is still the best treatment for patients in the crucial first few hours after an ischemic stroke, say new guidelines released by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.Ischemic strokes, the most common kind of stroke, are caused by a clot that blocks blood flow in an artery in th ... Read on »

Risk of Stroke and Parkinson's by heroteo heroteo Dr. OkunJoined: 19 Jan 2007Posts: 251Location: University of Florida Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 4:21 pm Post subject: Post of the Week: Risk of Stroke and Parkinson's Despite potential issues with the methods in this study from Switzerland it is interesting that when examining a large database two issues emerged: 1- Risk of PD diagnosis was increas ... Read on »

Stroke 101 by Anthony R. Patient Expert

Cerebrovascular disease or stroke is the loss or alteration of body functions that results from an insufficient supply of blood to some parts of the brain. For human brain to function at peak levels, blood must flow through its many vessels. If the blood flow is obstructed for more than several minutes, injury to the brain cells becomes permanent a ... Read on »

Stroke Linked To Migraines With Aura by Ng Peng Hock Patient Expert

A study of 39,754 women by researchers at Brigham and Women Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston showed that women who have a migraine with aura have a higher risk of stroke. Women below 55 years old were at greatest risk, with more than double the risk of ischemic stroke. There was no increased stroke risk for women who experienced migrai ... Read on »

Early Menopause Increases Stroke Risk by Heartstrong Registered Nurse

Premenopausal women have a lower risk of heart attacks and strokes. We believe this is due to protective effects of estrogen. After menopause a woman’s estrogen levels decrease and this can lead to an increase in blood pressure, increase in LDL (”lousy” or bad) cholesterol levels, decrease in HDL (”healthy” or good) ch ... Read on »

New Findings Shows Tighter Blood Sugar Control May Reduce Diabetic Stroke Risk by Kathleen Registered Nurse

According to a recent study, diabetics may face a significant increase for the risk of ischemic stroke when blood sugar levels are even slightly above target. These new findings indicate that more aggressive approaches may be warranted to control fasting blood sugars in the diabetic population. Included in the research were 3298 diabetic participa ... Read on »

Combination of Genes and Migraines May Increase Stroke and Heart Disease in Women by Kathleen Registered Nurse

Women in mid-life who possess a certain genetic polymorphism and migraines may be at increased risk for ischemic stroke and heart disease, according to recent findings from the Women's Health Study (WHS). The study, published online July 30 in Neurology, follows previous research targeting the genetic association between migraine with aura and hear ... Read on »

A Link Between Sleep and Stroke…Who Knew? by Lisa R. Healthy Living Professional

Over the many years researchers have been hard at work to find new ways to prevent strokes. This time the researchers may have found a gem, finding a link between strokes and sleep duration. Though this study is still in the works and there has not been a result locked in stone…we have a start. According to an article in MSNBC there maybe ho ... Read on »

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

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 k ... Read on »