Stroke:
News and research on Stroke, symptoms and treatment of stroke.
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Mar 7th, 2006
Patent foramen ovale may be "innocent bystander," not source of stroke.
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Mar 5th, 2006
These findings indicate that chronic stroke patients may benefit from Constraint Induced therapy.
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Feb 20th, 2006
Medicare payments for ischemic stroke treatment and preventive stroke surgery are lagging behind the costs, which may imperil stroke care.
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Feb 20th, 2006
Only half of those eligible are getting the drug that helps reduce disability after stroke.
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Feb 20th, 2006
The key to getting more emergency treatment for stroke patients may lie with children who may call 911 if they see someone having a stroke.
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Feb 20th, 2006
Patients with acute stroke who arrived to the ER by ambulance were more likely to be evaluated by an ER physician sooner, get the necessary testing for stroke and be admitted to the hospital.
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Feb 20th, 2006
Between now and the year 2050, ischemic strokes in Hispanic Americans will cost an estimated $357 billion.