In the first year following a stroke, upwards of 1 in 3 people will experience a treatable condition called spasticity that is described as muscle stiffness, pain and difficulty doing activities they were able to do before ...
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Memory loss is a common symptom after a stroke, but there's hope for some that those memories could return.
Jul 15, 2022
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New Zealand stroke survivors have told researchers a range of improvements to stroke care is needed, including better access for non-urban residents to specialist stroke care units, improved support and coordination of care ...
Jun 10, 2022
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Julie Stillman was 55 years old when a blood vessel in her brain suddenly burst. The hemorrhagic stroke left her unable to compose a simple sentence—a hard blow for a woman who built a career in book publishing.
May 4, 2022
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Distrust can lead people to put up walls. For communities of color, past abuses, such as the Tuskegee Experiment, left them wary of scientific research.
Apr 26, 2022
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Access to an online program that provides easily accessible, interactive, tailored healthy lifestyle and behavior change techniques is associated with better health-related quality of life among adult stroke survivors, according ...
Apr 19, 2022
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Stroke survivors may have a higher risk of developing depression or another mood disorder within the first year, according to new research that compared their risk to the general public as well as people who survived a heart ...
Mar 24, 2022
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One in three stroke survivors in the U.S. have food insecurity, which is nearly double the prevalence among people who have not had a stroke, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Conversations with stroke survivors and their loved ones about possible lasting impairment can be traumatic, but there's also potential for them to be therapeutic, according to research from The University of Queensland.
Feb 1, 2022
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Two years into the pandemic, researchers have learned a lot about how COVID-19 affects people with heart disease and stroke survivors. But like the coronavirus itself, what everyone needs to know keeps evolving.
Jan 18, 2022
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