While fewer people older than age 75 are having strokes, the incidence of stroke among adults ages 49 and younger in the U.S. has continued to increase over the last 30 years, particularly among people living in the South ...
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that current evidence remains insufficient for weighing the benefits and harms of screening for atrial fibrillation (AF). These findings form the basis ...
Jan 27, 2022
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Women ages 35 years and younger were 44% more likely to have an ischemic stroke (caused by blocked blood vessels in the brain) than their male counterparts, according to a new review of more than a dozen international studies ...
Jan 24, 2022
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Who gives consent for treatment when a person with stroke cannot? The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is issuing a position statement for neurologists on how to navigate consent issues for people who have experienced ...
Jan 10, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Men with lower concentrations of total testosterone do not have an increased risk for cardiovascular events, while lower concentration of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) is associated with a higher incidence ...
Dec 28, 2021
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The worldwide incidence and mortality rates for stroke decreased slightly from 1990 to 2019, but the overall numbers are still high, especially in high- and middle-income countries, according to a study published in the December ...
Dec 15, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Possible sex differences are suggested in the pathophysiology underlying the migraine-stroke association, which do not appear to be related to conventional cardiovascular risk factors, according to research ...
Dec 8, 2021
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The largest multi-institutional international study to date on brain complications of COVID-19 has found that approximately one in 100 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 will likely develop complications of the central nervous ...
Nov 29, 2021
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A novel hospital alert called "STRAUMA" (a dual stroke alert and trauma activation) allows patients with stroke symptoms to be quickly assessed for traumatic injuries, without delaying the time to imaging of the brain and ...
Oct 24, 2021
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It's clear that taking out the trash is an essential process in maintaining a clean and tidy home. But did you know that your body has a similar process for waste removal in which damaged cells are "thrown out"? A research ...
Oct 18, 2021
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