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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Neuroscience
Choral singing therapy may lead to improved quality of life for stroke survivors
Singing in a choir can improve the feelings of social isolation and low mood experienced by stroke survivors with aphasia (communication difficulties) according to new research from the University of the West of England (UWE ...
Sep 16, 2015
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Cardiology
Survey finds strokes of unknown cause leave patients and caregivers in the dark
According to a new survey from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, more than 50 percent of stroke patients and caregivers report anxiety and frustration when the cause of the stroke was undetermined, ...
Sep 9, 2015
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Cardiology
Inadequate BP control linked with increased risk of recurrence of intracerebral hemorrhage
Survivors of an intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH; a type of hemorrhagic stroke in which bleeding occurs directly into the brain) who had inadequate blood pressure (BP) control during follow-up had a higher risk of ICH recurrence, ...
Sep 1, 2015
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Cardiology
Survivors of childhood cancer have high-risk of recurrent stroke
Most people assume strokes only happen to octogenarians, but recent evidence suggests that survivors of childhood cancer have a high risk of suffering a stroke at a surprisingly young age.
Aug 26, 2015
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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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Cardiology
Hispanics in US least likely to dial 911 for stroke
(HealthDay)—Fewer than two-thirds of patients suffering a stroke in the United States call for emergency assistance, with Hispanics least likely to do so, new research finds.
Aug 12, 2015
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Cardiology
Memory and thinking ability keep getting worse for years after a stroke, new study finds
A stroke happens in an instant. And many who survive one report that their brain never works like it once did. But new research shows that these problems with memory and thinking ability keep getting worse for years afterward ...
Jul 7, 2015
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Cardiology
Stroke education helps patients recognize stroke symptoms, encourages fast response
Intense education can help stroke survivors quickly recognize symptoms of a subsequent stroke and seek prompt treatment, according to a study in Stroke, journal of the American Heart Association. Few stroke patients arrive ...
Jun 11, 2015
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Neuroscience
Helping stroke patients to regain their independence
Strokes are the second leading cause of death worldwide; they kill more than one million people in Europe each year accounting for 14% of all deaths. About a third of the 8 million stroke survivors in the EU are left with ...
May 4, 2015
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