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A history of stroke is related to a progressive decline in memory
• Stroke • Apr 11 06
A history of stroke may be associated with progressive memory difficulties in patients without dementia or cognitive impairment, according to a study in the…
Heavy ex-smokers remain at high risk for stroke
• Stroke • Feb 24 06
People who smoked heavily in the past before quitting carry a long-term risk for stroke, warned doctors at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke…
Few Stroke Patients Get to Hospital in Time for Treatment
• Stroke • Feb 13 06
Few people who are having a stroke get to the hospital in time to receive the clot-busting drug that reduces the chance of disability,…
New Procedure Offers Hope to Patients at High Risk for Recurrent Stroke
• Stroke • Jan 07 06
Surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center are the first in the New York City metropolitan area to successfully implant into the brain arteries…
Ariel Sharon Suffers Significant Stroke
• Stroke • Jan 05 06
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a significant hemorrhagic stroke today, according to a hospital here. He had been scheduled to undergo repair of…
Outcome of bleeding stroke poor with aspirin use
• Stroke • Jan 03 06
In a Finnish study of 208 patients who suffered a stroke caused by a ruptured blood vessel and bleeding in the brain, regular use…
Transfusions cut stroke risk in sickle cell
• Stroke • Dec 30 05
Some patients with severe sickle cell disease may need a lifetime of blood transfusions to reduce the chances of suffering a stroke, data from…