Stroke:
News and research on Stroke, symptoms and treatment of stroke.
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Mar 6th, 2009
Researchers have completed the first successful demonstration of a noninvasive optical device to monitor cerebral blood flow in patients with acute stroke, a leading cause of disability and death.
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Mar 2nd, 2009
Rates of the most common form of stroke begin to increase sharply after age 44, particularly in men.
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Feb 24th, 2009
Patients who arrived at specific hospitals within an hour of experiencing stroke symptoms received a powerful clot-busting drug twice as often as those who arrived later in the approved time window for treatment.
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Feb 23rd, 2009
People at the highest risk of having a stroke - the elderly and those who have had a previous stroke - are less likely to know the five warning signs of stroke.
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Feb 21st, 2009
Young adults with stroke symptoms are sometimes misdiagnosed in emergency rooms — making them miss effective early treatment.
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Feb 21st, 2009
Robot-assisted therapy may help stroke patients attain gains in their physical abilities long after the stroke.
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Feb 20th, 2009
Research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2009 suggests stroke incidence is higher in neighborhoods full of fast food restaurants.
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Feb 19th, 2009
Stroke is a diagnosis associated with old age. Stroke is the third leading cause of death and one of the top causes of disability in the United States.
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Feb 14th, 2009
Studies on unique stroke risk factors among women and gender disparities in stroke care are featured in a special issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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Feb 12th, 2009
People who have suffered aftereffects of a stroke are being encouraged to volunteer for a new study that will test the benefits of a therapy not previously used for stroke victims that excites neurons in the brain through magnetic stimulation.
