http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Age has little to do with how patients should be treated after suffering a stroke, according to new research from the University of Georgia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-patients-similarly-after-stroke-age-difference.html Cardiology Fri, 17 May 2013 08:36:36 EST news287998384 Stroke patients who lowered their systolic blood pressure below 130 mm Hg were significantly less likely to have a recurrent stroke caused by a brain bleed compared with those who didn't lower their pressure that far, according to late-breaking science presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-blood-pressure-safe-recurrent.html Cardiology Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:09:49 EST news279785343 Tai Chi may reduce falls among adult stroke survivors, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-tai-chi-falls-adult-survivors.html Cardiology Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:15:42 EST news279378935 Among the most feared and devastating strokes are ones caused by blockages in the brain's critical basilar artery system. When not fatal, basilar artery strokes can cause devastating deficits, including head-to-toe paralysis called "locked-in syndrome." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-neurologists-devastating.html Neuroscience Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:10:51 EST news277038640 A new study appearing today in the Journal of Neuroscience details for the first time how "mini-strokes" cause prolonged periods of brain damage and result in cognitive impairment. These strokes, which are often imperceptible, are common in older adults and are believed to contribute to dementia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-brain-triggered-mini-strokes.html Neuroscience Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:00:04 EST news274553736 (HealthDay) -- The largest study of its kind finds that stroke patients benefit from a clot-busting drug even six hours after a stroke, suggesting that the current recommended 4.5-hour limit could be expanded. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-clot-buster-hours.html Cardiology Thu, 24 May 2012 04:40:01 EST news257051929 If your brother or sister had a stroke, you may be at least 60 percent more likely to have one too, according to research reported in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-considerably-higher-sibling.html Cardiology Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:00:06 EST news253274302 Stroke-related language impairment adds about $1,703 per patient to medical costs the first year after stroke, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-post-stroke-language-impairment-thousands-medical.html Cardiology Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:30:01 EST news248634419 Air pollution, even at levels generally considered safe by federal regulations, increases the risk of stroke by 34 percent, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center researchers have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-moderate-air-pollution.html Health Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:00:01 EST news248370937 The disparity in stroke-related deaths among black and white children dramatically narrowed after prevention strategies changed to include ultrasound screening and chronic blood transfusions for children with sickle cell anemia, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-sickle-cell-anemia-efforts-decreased.html Cardiology Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:35:47 EST news247397738 (AP) -- When a stroke hits at 52, like what happened to Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois, the reaction is an astonished, "But he's so young." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-senator-young.html Cardiology Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:05:01 EST news247165494 A stroke is sudden brain injury caused by a sudden vascular (blood vessel) compromise. There are two major types of strokes. An ischemic stroke occurs when blood flow to a part of the brain is blocked by clot or other debris. This is the most common type, comprising approximately 85 percent of all strokes. The other type, hemorrhagic stroke, occurs when a blood vessel or aneurysm ruptures and blood spreads in and around the brain. Strokes can be mild, or can be quite disabling, even fatal, depending on the brain area involved and the type of stroke. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-medical-minute-awareness.html Cardiology Mon, 30 May 2011 10:22:49 EST news225969669