Signs Of Strokes
Know How to Recognize the Signs of Stroke
A stroke is a "brain attack" that doctors name "cerebro" (brain) "vascular" (blood vessel) "accident" (CVA). It occurs either because a blood vessel supplying a portion of the brain bursts causing bleeding within the brain (hemorrhage) or becomes blocked starving a portion of the brain of oxygen. Blood vessels can become blocked by sediment building up in them ("sediment" collects to form a plaque mostly made up of cholesterol that causes a blood clot or "thrombus" to form) stopping flow, or b...
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Expert & Community Posts
Black History Month promotes stroke awareness among African Americans
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...the greatest threats to African Americans, which is stroke. I spoke to a civic group about this... Read more »
Preventing a Stroke
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...episode and return to normal function, but even a small stroke will alter a whole life style.... Read more »
Get Your Facts Straight About Stroke
By Cleo Hutton , Health ExpertNo one wants to think about being at risk for stroke. Some people imagine the worst scenario when... Read more »
May is National Stroke Awareness Month
By Cleo Hutton , Health ExpertSTROKE: From Patient to Person AgainAfter a stroke, how do we put the pieces of our lives back... Read more »
Know the Signs and Symptoms of Stroke
By Deanne Stein , Health ExpertMay is American Stroke Month, a time when many organizations and medical groups work to build... Read more »
Health Guide
The Symptoms of Heart Attack and Stroke
...lightheadednessFeeling of indigestion Dizziness, weakness, and faintingAbdominal pain Signs of a StrokeCommon Symptoms: Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one... Read more »Headache Before Stroke More Common in Migraineurs
"Headache is a common clinical symptom preceding or accompanying stroke, and migraine patients have a greater probability of complaining of headache, often with migraine-like features, before... Read more »Carotid Artery Disease
Baby boomers and seniors can take steps to reduce their chances of having a stroke, the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Strokes occur in 700,000 Americans each year, with nearly 157,000... Read more »Stroke Patient Guide, Part I: Signs and Symptoms
At 3 a.m. the phone rings – it's the hospital calling to say that your brother has had a stroke. "Come quickly, it's serious". How can that be, you ask? Your brother is only 40 years old.... Read more »Stroke secondary to carotid dissection
Stroke is a serious condition. The sooner treatment is received, the better the person will do, and the lower the chance of permanent disability or death. Treatment depends on the... Read more »
Medications
...Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease... Read more »
...diabetes. It is also used to lower the risk of strokes in patients with high blood pressure... Read more »
...widen. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks and kidney problems.... Read more »
...diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke. Chlorpropamide belongs to the... Read more »
...diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke. How To Use Take this medication... Read more »
Related News
Men More Likely to Benefit From Stroke Treatment
March 30, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Men are more likely than women to benefit from a clot-busting drug after they have a stroke. Researchers looked at 333 people... Read summary »
Hearing Loss May Signal More Trouble
July 04, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Sudden loss of hearing may be a warning sign of a stroke and could foreshadow the condition as early as two years in advance.... Read summary »
Sudden headache may warn of stroke
October 03, 2008Strokes kill 45 percent more Canadian women than men, according to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Among women ages 20 to 44, those who have... Read summary »
Program Improves Stroke Care
December 23, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Hospitals participating in a voluntary quality improvement program for stroke treatment comply better to national... Read summary »
Hearing loss linked to stroke
October 03, 2008A new study is Taipei has found that sudden hearing loss may be an early warning sign of an impending stroke. Researchers analyzed data on 1423 adult... Read summary »
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