Stroke

Estrogen and Stroke Risk

Eighteen years ago this month the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it would sponsor a landmark study to examine women and cardiovascular…    

Low vitamin D tied to heart, stroke deaths

Low vitamin D levels in the body may be deadly, according to a new study hinting that adults with lower, versus higher, blood levels…    

How to Prevent a Mini Stroke from Becoming a Major Problem

For a few scary minutes, one side of Kevin Breslin’s face went numb, and he couldn’t see out of one eye.

Ten…    

Increased Stroke Risk from Birth Control Pills

She was only 30 years old, but she was experiencing the classic symptoms of a stroke. Her speech suddenly became slurred, and her left…    

World Stroke Day, 29 October 2009

With this theme in mind, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) emphasises that most of the risks for stroke are also the major risks…    

Muscle ‘synergies’ may be key to stroke treatment

What’s new: Researchers at MIT and San Camillo Hospital in Venice, Italy, have shown that motor impairments in stroke patients can be understood as…    

Definition and Evaluation of Transient Ischemic Attack

This scientific statement is intended for use by physicians and allied health personnel caring for patients with transient ischemic attacks. Formal evidence review included…    

Walking helpful after a stroke: research

People who suffer a stroke can substantially improve their ability to get around independently if they take walks a few times a week,…    

Exercise Training After Stroke Helps Patients Walk Faster, Longer

An updated Cochrane review finds that stroke patients who participate in a post-stroke walking program walk faster, longer and more independently than non-exercisers.…    

Severe stress can cause stroke

Many patients urgently admitted to hospital with cerebral infarction state that they were under great stress over a prolonged period prior to suffering their…    

One in Eight Strokes Is Preceded by ‘Warning Stroke’

One out of every eight strokes is preceded by a “warning stroke,” which is a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or mild stroke, according to…    

Women with Atrial Fibrillation Are at Significantly Higher Risk of Stroke and Death Compared to Men

Even though the incidence of atrial fibrillation is higher in men than women, a review of past studies and medical literature completed by cardiac…    

Study Examines Stroke Risk Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Among patients undergoing cardiac surgery, post-operative stroke occurred in approximately 2 percent, was not correlated with significant carotid artery narrowing, but was more common…    

Strokes in young blacks drain S. Carolina’s pocket

South Carolina has a lot to gain, for its public health and its economy, by correcting racial disparities in stroke, researchers from the Medical…    

Men who binge drink boost their stroke risk

Binge drinking more than triples a man’s risk of dying from a stroke, new research from Korea shows.

Many Koreans drink heavily,…    

Universal health care cuts stroke inequalities

A person’s risk of having a stroke or dying from a stroke varies by social and economic status. Men and women who are less…    

Beta-blockers and stroke—new insights into their use for older people

A University of Leicester-led study may have uncovered the reason why Beta-blockers are less effective at preventing stroke in older people with high blood…    

Stroke doubles patients’ risk of hip or thigh fracture

Stroke survivors have about twice the risk of breaking a hip or femur compared to those without stroke — and the risk is even…    

Weekend strokes have higher death rate

There’s no good time to have a stroke, but new research suggests that being admitted to a hospital for one type of stroke on…    

Minor strokes may worsen vision in glaucoma

Glaucoma patients are likely to lose more of their vision if they suffer minor strokes, a three-year study in Hong Kong has found.

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Long-term tea drinking may cut stroke risk

There could be good news brewing for tea drinkers: Drinking tea consistently—particularly two kinds—is linked to a significantly lower risk of stroke, according to…    

One Disease, Two Effects: Stroke

Congress is expected to take up legislation this summer aimed at improving the nation’s healthcare system. Whatever the shape of the final bill, it…    

Nicotine Induces Prediabetes, Likely Contributes to High Prevalence of Heart Disease in Smokers

Researchers have discovered a reason why smoking greatly increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. Nicotine promotes insulin resistance, also called prediabetes, which…    

CPAP reduces death risk in stroke patients with OSA

The results of a new study confirm there is an increased risk of death in patients who have had a stroke and who have…    

Binge drinking linked with hemorrhagic stroke in Korean men

Frequent binge drinking may dramatically increase the risk of hemorrhagic stroke, according to a South Korean study published in Stroke: Journal of the American…