Stroke 101by
Anthony R.Cerebrovasculardisease 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...
Is Alzheimer’s Disease a Myth? When is Disease a Disease?by
Bob DeMarco
, and presence or absence of age-related comorbiditiessuch as hypertensive cerebrovasculardisease and diabetes...I received this abstract from Mark Smith. Mark is Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease...
Why screen for cardiovascular disease (CVD)?by
Dave Wdisease (CVD) if you have a heart attack there is still a 30% chance you won’t survive. Professor Avijit...% of heart attack victims have had “silent” heart disease for many years.
Diagnose your pain.
It’s vital...
Northwest Telestroke Survey Resultsby
Christina Thielst
Acute stroke care capacity and services are lacking in many hospitals in the Northwest region, particularly in rural hospitals. Of most concern is access to acute stroke care personnel, especially in rural areas w
Please Stop....by
Tracey
The other night I was helping in the ED and we got this patient that was showing signs of an acute stroke. She arrived talking though she had some expressive aphasia. Then all of the sudden she went unresponsive. As th
The TPA Time Limit For Acute Stroke Causes Mass Chaos In The ERby
Ed H.
I hate acute strokes. There are several reasons for it. Most of them are logistical. First, everyone gets into a tizzy because of the 3 (or 4.5) hour time limit after the onset of symptoms that which TPA can be given and ho
what are the birth control options for someone who is 23 non-smoker but has had a stroke before?
I am a 23 year old female and I have a disease called MoyaMoya, it's Japanese for "puff of smoke." I had blood vessel bypass surgery in April 07 also having my jaw muscle relocated to the surface of my brain to stimulate blood vessel growth. This disease caused several mini-strokes a day and is apparently genetic...crap
HIV Wellness Series: HIV, Your HAART and You
is an increase in morbidity and mortality due to non-HIV/AIDS complications such as cardiovascular disease (CVD... with MS play a significant role in the development of coronary heart disease (CHD) in HIV...-positive individuals at six times greater odds of having subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD) that required...crap
Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Metabolic Complications in HIV-Infected Patients Receiving HAART
lipodystrophy may risk HIV disease progression by delaying the commencement of therapy or by stopping ongoing... practice and is over-represented in populations experiencing cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Once...
In the HIV-uninfected population, CVD, which includes coronary heart disease, stroke, congestive cardiac...crap
The Aftermath of a Stroke: Surviving the Incontinence
Although the incidence of strokes in the U.S. has declined over the past 50 years, our population still experiences over 750,000 new strokes a year. It is the third leading cause of death behind heart disease... vessels followed by bleeding, the event is referred to as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). The aftermath...crap
WHAT IS HOMOCYSTEINE
A FRIEND HAD A PTT LAB DONE . FX HX OF STROKES AND HEART DISEASE. HER PROTEIN C ACTIVITY AND PROTEIN S ACTIVITY WERE ELEVATED CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THAT MEANS?
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Trouble Swallowing with dementia or ALS
My Dad has had several bleeding strokes and the last one he had surgery to stop the bleeding. He has to have total care. In the morning he sometimes has trouble swallowing after about an hour he is able to. Is this typical for someone with the disease?
Martycrap
Does Stress Cause Strokes?
that ultimately leads or contributes to diseases such as cancer, heart disease or stroke?
The link between stress and disease processes is frequently confounded by the fact that the route is indirect... disease.
A recent investigation by Katarina Jood, of the Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Sweden...crap
Ignoring Headaches and Migraines Can Spell Danger
"More people died from Migrainous Stroke last year than were murdered by handguns."
Unfortunately, those who suffer with Migraine disease or other headache disorders are all too used to not being taken seriously. A doctor recently said to one of our forum members that, "Migraine isn...crap