Cardiology
Post-stroke caregiving at home tops $11,000 a year: study
(HealthDay)— The time spent caring for an older stroke survivor in the home totals about 22 hours a week, or more than $11,000 a year, a new study finds.
Feb 18, 2016
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News tagged with stroke survivors
Cardiology
Spouses of stroke survivors face lingering health issues
Caregiver spouses of stroke survivors are at an increased risk of mental and physical health issues that may continue for years, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
Aug 20, 2015
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Neuroscience
Mobile stroke units designed to quickly reach, treat patients
"Time is brain." That's the mantra of physicians who warn that those with stroke symptoms need immediate medical attention.
Nov 28, 2017
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Neuroscience
11 percent of stroke survivors struggle with epilepsy
(HealthDay)—More than one in 10 stroke survivors develop epilepsy, and the greater the brain damage caused by stroke, the higher the risk of seizures, a new study reports.
Dec 5, 2016
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Neuroscience
Physical therapy clinical trial demonstrates meaningful gains for stroke survivors
It was 3 o'clock in the morning when Larry Christian awoke to sudden pain in his left hand and arm. He didn't think much of it and managed to fall back asleep. The next day, he got up, and his wife noticed he was bouncing ...
Oct 24, 2023
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Cardiology
Improving stroke care: What survivors say
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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Cardiology
Study: Caring for elderly stroke survivors costs an estimated $40 billion per year
It's assumed that family and friends will help out in the event of a medical crisis, but that's not always feasible. And when stroke survivors need more than 20 hours of care per week, as a study in the August edition of ...
Aug 2, 2016
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Cardiology
New treatment offers hope for better stroke recovery
Eating food from only the right side of the plate, shaving or applying make-up to only one side of the face, and running into objects on the left are common traits post stroke and for some survivors current therapies aren't ...
Jan 31, 2018
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Cardiology
Cilostazol-combo antiplatelet therapy reduced risk for recurrent stroke
Stroke survivors taking a combination of the blood thinner cilostazol with aspirin or clopidogrel had a lower risk of ischemic stroke recurrence than those who received aspirin or clopidogrel alone, according to late breaking ...
Feb 7, 2019
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Neuroscience
Antidepressants and Alzheimer's disease drugs might boost recovery in stroke patients
Evidence is mounting that drugs used to treat depression and Alzheimer's disease also can help patients recover from strokes.
Oct 22, 2015
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