News tagged with stroke patients

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Learning to control brain activity improves visual sensitivity

Training human volunteers to control their own brain activity in precise areas of the brain can enhance fundamental aspects of their visual sensitivity, according to a new study. This non-invasive 'neurofeedback' ...

Neuroscience created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Telestroke cost effective for hospitals

Researchers have found that using telemedicine to deliver stroke care, also known as telestroke, appears to be cost-effective for rural hospitals that do not have an around-the-clock neurologist, or stroke expert, on staff. ...

Cardiology created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many stroke patients not receiving emergency treatment quickly enough

(Medical Xpress)—Many people do not recognise the signs of stroke and delay calling emergency services, limiting their chances of getting effective early treatment, a new study has revealed. Even those ...

Cardiology created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diabetes drug may reduce brain damage after stroke

In a study in mice, scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a new potential therapy that may reduce brain damage following stroke in type 2 diabetic patients. The suggested drug is already approved for ...

Diabetes created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Offering a reward can improve visual awareness in stroke patients

Stroke patients who have difficulty paying attention to part of their visual field may perform better when offered a reward, a study by Imperial College London and Brunel University researchers has found.

Neuroscience created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists report a potential new treatment to prevent strokes

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists may have discovered a new way to prevent strokes in high risk patients, according to research from the University of Warwick and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire ...

Cardiology created Nov 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Aspirin resistance ups severity in acute ischemic stroke

(HealthDay)—In patients with acute ischemic stroke, aspirin resistance is associated with increased stroke severity and infarct size, according to research published online Nov. 19 in the Archives of Ne ...

Cardiology created Nov 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA OKs HeartWare device for transplant patients

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new heart pump for patients with severe heart failure who are awaiting a heart transplant.

Cardiology created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lean process methods expedite care in ischemic stroke

(HealthDay)—Use of lean process improvement methodology can reduce the time to stroke care without compromising patient safety, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in Stroke.

Cardiology created Nov 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Home blood pressure monitoring may not benefit patients with stroke and hypertension

Home blood pressure monitoring may help patients with hypertension and stroke but did not improve blood pressure control for patients who had normal blood pressure at the start or those with disabilities, according to a randomized ...

Health created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Therapy for stroke patients improved

Painkilling drugs that make many therapies possible are a blessing for patients. Thanks to modern anesthetics, not only can surgical operations be conducted without causing pain, they are also used for various ...

Neuroscience created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Near-complete blood flow restoration critical for best outcomes in stroke

Two Rhode Island Hospital researchers recently found that restoring near-complete blood flow to the brain is necessary to restore or preserve neurological function following stroke. Seems like a no-brainer, right?

Cardiology created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hospital uses 'lean' manufacturing techniques to speed stroke care

A hospital stroke team used auto industry "lean" manufacturing principles to accelerate treatment times, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke.

Cardiology created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stroke patients benefit from carmaker's efficiency

A process developed to increase efficiency and productivity in Japanese car factories has helped improve stroke treatment at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, report researchers at Washington University School of Medicine ...

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What you hear could depend on what your hands are doing

New research links motor skills and perception, specifically as it relates to a second finding—a new understanding of what the left and right brain hemispheres "hear." Georgetown University Medical Center researchers say ...

Neuroscience created Oct 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast