Sunday, October, 25, 2009
Stroke Symptoms
October 03, 2008
A new study has found that only 44 percent of Americans know all
five symptoms of stroke and only 38 percent know to call 911 if
they think someone is having a stroke. It also found significant
differences in awareness of stroke symptoms by race/ethnicity, sex,
education level, and state. The five signs and symptoms of stroke
include: sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or legs;
sudden confusion or trouble speaking or understanding others;
sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes; sud...
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Expert & Community Posts
By Deanne Stein
,
Health Expert
It’s amazing how the little things seem to mean so much. This week, my 10-month-old daughter...
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By Deanne Stein
,
Health Expert
May is American Stroke Month, a time when many organizations and medical groups work to build...
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By Deanne Stein
,
Health Expert
...would have just rested and tried to wait for the stroke symptoms to pass. I think I would have...
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By Deanne Stein
,
Health Expert
It seems like each week I'm helping my son with a Martin Luther King, Jr. assignment. His...
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Health Guide
...frame limiting t-PA's use reaffirms the necessity for the urgent seeking of emergency care when
stroke symptoms begin. The mechanism of t-PA's action is that it causes breakdown in...
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...migraines or frequent severe headaches to understand how to distinguish between their usual headaches and
symptoms of stroke.The American Stroke Association lists the following five warning signs...
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If you are with someone who is experiencing these symptoms and cannot reach 911, drive them to the hospital immediately. If you are experiencing the symptoms yourself, have someone else drive...
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Those of you who have followed my work are bound to have seen me warn that Migraine disease, especially with prolonged Migraine attacks, increases our risk of stroke. MAGNUM, the National Migraine...
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...arteries. It can affect many different parts of the body. If brain arteries are involved, it can cause
symptoms of stroke. The specific symptoms can indicate, to some extent, which artery is...
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Medications
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Even people who experience vague symptoms of a stroke suffer mental and physical damage that diminishes their quality of life, researchers have found.
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February 19, 2009
People who get to a hospital no more than an hour after having the first symptoms of a stroke are twice as likely to get the powerful clot-dissolving...
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June 19, 2009
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Stroke victims have a longer window to get life-saving treatment than originally thought, according to researchers. A new...
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June 04, 2009
According to a new study, the clot-busting drug tissue known as plasminogen activator (tPA) is effective 4.5 hours after stroke symptoms begin, 1.5...
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October 03, 2008
Patients who've suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA) and receive quick assessment and treatment cut their risk of having a major stroke by 80...
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