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Stroke Diagnosis and Treatment: what to Know
A stroke happens when the flow of blood to part of your brain gets cut off. A hemorrhagic stroke is when you have bleeding in your brain. This incl...
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Top Causes of Stroke
A stroke happens when blood flow to a part of your brain is cut off. Uncontrolled high blood pressure and taking too much blood thinner medicine ca...
Read moreTimeline of a Stroke
Once a stroke begins, you lose almost 2 million brain cells every minute. Any one of those three signs -- face drooping, arm weakness, and trouble ...
Read moreMen More Likely to Die from Stroke
A new study shows that despite the fact that men tend to have strokes at an earlier age than women, they face an 8% higher risk of death and 90% hi...
Read moreSubarachnoid Hemorrhage
A subarachnoid hemorrhage is a type of bleeding stroke that happens between your brain and the membrane that surrounds it. Magnetic resonance imagi...
Read moreStroke Signs and Symptoms
If you or someone with you shows any signs of stroke, don’t wait. Some treatments must begin within a few hours of symptoms.
Read moreWhat is a Stroke?
With either type of stroke, brain cells can’t live more than a few minutes without oxygen. If you have high blood pressure (consistently over 130/8...
Read moreStroke Recovery and Arm Rehab: Important Questions
Use the following questions as a guide when you talk with your doctor about what to expect in the months and years ahead. People with atheroscleros...
Read moreWhat is a TIA?
TIAs typically happen because a blood clot gets lodged in an artery that supplies blood to the brain. If that 'somewhere' happens to be an artery t...
Read moreVascular Dementia
Discouraging as this sounds, there is ample reason to control the risk factors that contribute to vascular dementia. Allowing the condition to run ...
Read moreFood and Appetite Problems After a Stroke
It also can make it less likely that you will have another stroke.
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