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Arch Neurol — Nonocclusion and Spontaneous Recanalization Rates in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Review of Cerebral Angiography by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 27 Mar 2010 9:38pm Read on »

Red meat consumption increases ischemic stroke risk by DiseaseProof Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 08 Mar 2011 11:17am – ischemic and hemorrhagic . Most strokes (about 85%) are ischemic strokes, in which blood flow to the brain becomes blocked either by a clot or a ruptured atherosclerotic plaque. The minority of strokes are hemorrhagic strokes, caused by the rupture of a blood vessel leading to bleeding in the brain. Ischemic stroke, similar to a heart attack, is caused Read on »

A Rapid, Peripheral Blood Gene Expression Biomarker Panel for Diagnosis of Acute Ischemic Stroke by nih.gov Posted Sun 19 Sep 2010 5:00pm an acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Current technologies for diagnosis of AIS are limited by speed and resources as well as inaccuracy and generally require a high level of training... between acute ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke, transient ischemic attack, or any pathology mimicking a stroke. Not only can this be used to identify stroke earlier Read on »

The funny logics in cardiology :The dichotomy of thrombolysis in Ischemic stroke and STEMI by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 28 Mar 2010 11:42am Thrombolytic therapy is the specific therapy for Ischemic stroke , when administered in less than 3 hours and has proven to save lives and brain .The only issue... ischemic stroke with an acute STEMI . The issue is two fold. He needs urgent myocardial salvage in the form of thrombolysis or PCI . The thrombolysis or PCI should Read on »

Transient ischemic attack – Life-Saving, Early Identification of Minor Stroke Symptoms by rajesh moganti

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Posted Thu 13 May 2010 3:19am A new-fangled study results have found that majority of the individuals having transient ischemic attack or minor stroke symptoms fail to identify them and a huge fraction of them fail in seeking timely therapy. Investigators in the United Kingdom surveyed a thousand patients undergoing treatment for transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke 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 »

Carotid Artery Stenting Can Prevent Strokes by Heartstrong Registered Nurse

Posted Sun 16 Aug 2009 10:52pm

1 Comment 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 are caused by a significant carotid artery (neck artery leading up to the brain) stenosis (narrowing). The primary cause of ischemic strokes is the development of plaque (cholesterol 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

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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 »