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How Common Is A Stroke?
"Silent strokes" rarely produce symptoms, but a new study suggests they may be at least five times more common than full-blown strokes in people under 65 years of age, and not uncommon in people under the age of 50.
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Headache Before Stroke More Common in Migraineurs
Italian study results just released demonstrate that Migraineurs are more likely to experience a headache before the onset of a stroke than... Read more »
Mid-Life Stroke More Common in Women than Men
Many Migraineurs have become aware that having Migraine disease increases our risk of stroke. In women with Migraine, there is an average... Read more »
World Stroke Day: Ending Stroke through Education and Awareness
Why is it that we realize we take life for granted only after it's almost lost? After my stroke in 2001, that's how I felt. When I... Read more »
Pass (on) the Salt Shaker! Cutting Sodium Can Prevent Heart Attacks,...
My dad has high blood pressure. He also has edema (swelling) in his right leg, the reason for which the doctor hasn’t been able to... Read more »
Know the Signs and Symptoms of Stroke
May is American Stroke Month, a time when many organizations and medical groups work to build awareness about stroke. The most important... Read more »
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Mid-Life Stroke More Common in Women than Men
Many Migraineurs have become aware that having Migraine disease increases our risk of stroke. In women with Migraine, there is an average of 2.16... 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... Read more »
Strokes among children more common than thought
Results from a new study suggest that the incidence of strokes among American children is two to four times greater than has been commonly thought. Read more »
Study: Stroke risk factors more common in whites
Researchers say that though blacks are more likely to have risk factors such as high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation--a major stroke cause--is... Read more »
Two common heart drugs may protect the brain from strokes
New laboratory research has found that two commonly used heart drugs, digoxin and digitoxin, may be the first medicines that can protect brain cells... Read more »
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