Cause And Effect Of A Stroke
Delay in stroke treatment may mean permanent damage
October 02, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
World Stroke Day: Ending Stroke through Education and Awareness
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...I hope to raise more awareness about stroke, it's effects and how we all have the power to end... Read more »
Yolanda King and the POWER Pledge
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...January of 2006 after battling ovarian cancer and the effects of a stroke. It was her... Read more »
Cholesterol, Stroke, and Statins: Is there a paradox?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...clear association exists between high cholesterol and stroke. A recent analysis looked at... Read more »
High Blood Pressure and Stroke: How Does One Effect the Other?
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health ExpertMuch like heart attacks, strokes are due to a decreased blood flow through an artery. In a matter... Read more »
Stroke and Depression: Learn the Signs and How to Work through Them
By Cleo Hutton , Health Expert...depression, too. Depression may be linked to biochemical effects or physical changes in the... Read more »
Health Guide
Stroke Patient Guide, Part I: Signs and Symptoms
...is a hemorrhagic stroke. Although ischemic strokes occur more often than hemorrhagic strokes, the effects of a hemorrhagic stroke are much more devastating and more frequently fatal.... Read more »Stroke Patient Guide, Part II: Diagnosis
Diagnosing a stroke Any type of stroke is considered a medical emergency and requires urgent medical assistance, because immediate treatment can make the difference between life and death. ... Read more »Ignoring Headaches and Migraines Can Spell Danger
. . . more people died from Migrainous Stroke last year than were murdered by handguns.1 Unfortunately, those who suffer with Migraine disease or other headache disorders are all too used to not... Read more »Stroke secondary to cardiogenic embolism
...who should and should not receive thrombolytic therapy. The drugs have some risks of significant side effects. If the stroke was caused by bleeding in the brain, and not a clot, this therapy can... Read more »Symptoms of Stroke
People at risk and partners or caretakers of people at risk for stroke should be aware of the general symptoms. The stroke victim should get to the hospital as soon as possible after these... Read more »
Medications
...Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease... Read more »
...benefits of using raloxifene with your doctor. Side Effects Hot flashes, sweating, or leg cramps... Read more »
...you notice any of these rare but very serious side effects, stop taking celecoxib and seek... Read more »
...taking tamoxifen are greater than the risks of side effects. Seek immediate medical attention if... Read more »
...taking tamoxifen are greater than the risks of side effects. Seek immediate medical attention if... Read more »
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