Stroke:
News and research on Stroke, symptoms and treatment of stroke.
-
Feb 6th, 2009
According to the results of a new study, aggressive medical treatment decreases cost and prevents disability, even for minor stroke and TIA (mini-stroke). Analysis from the Early Use of Existing Preventive Strategies for Stroke (EXPRESS) trial found the risk of having a second stroke could be reduced by 80% in patients who receive rapid, aggressive intervention for TIA and minor stroke. The study reveals the need for new guidelines for stroke treatment from policy makers.
-
Jan 29th, 2009
A new review shows that ankle and foot splints can help stroke patients regain the ability to walk and keep their balance, although splints — also called orthotics — offer less improvement for other activities, like climbing stairs.
-
Jan 20th, 2009
Early research suggests stents also can be used to treat occurring strokes, by opening up blocked arteries in the brain.
-
Jan 20th, 2009
A new advertising campaign has been launched this week urging people to lead healthier lifestyles to help reduce their risk of stroke.
-
Jan 2nd, 2009
Those with a family history of stroke from an aneurysm are now found to have a six-fold increase in stroke risk from aneurysm, directly related to smoking.
-
Dec 29th, 2008
In the case of one common surgical procedure, the checks and balances assumed with managed care did not improve the quality or outcome of care.
-
Dec 19th, 2008
Anxiety, depression and fatigue may decrease long-term quality of life (QOL) for subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) stroke survivors.
-
Dec 19th, 2008
Testing patient's blood for two proteins or biomarkers that occur when inflammation is present could help doctors identify which patients are more likely to have a stroke, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in a report that appears online in the journal Stroke.
-
Dec 16th, 2008
Hospitals participating in a voluntary quality improvement program for stroke treatment increased adherence to national recommendations.
-
Dec 9th, 2008
Screening with an ultrasound machine has proved highly successful in preventing stroke among children with sickle cell disease, by identifying children who are then preventively treated with blood transfusions.
