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Methamphetamine Use Increases Risks of Artery Tears and Stroke
• Stroke • Dec 26 06
Methamphetamine use may be associated with increased risks of major neck artery tears and stroke, according to an article published in the December 26,…
Cellular cues identified for stroke recovery
• Stroke • Dec 22 06
When a stroke strikes, the supply of blood to the part of the brain affected is interrupted, starving it of oxygen. Brain cells can…
New research shows big improvement in survival after stroke
• Stroke • Dec 11 06
A new research report by The George Institute for International Health, in collaboration with Auckland City Hospital and The University of Auckland, has revealed…
Depressed stroke patients use more health services
• Stroke • Nov 15 06
After having a stroke, healthcare utilization is significantly higher among patients who develop poststroke depression than those who are not depressed, according to findings…
Mobile Robots Offer 24/7 Care to Neurosurgical ICU, Stroke Patients
• Stroke • Nov 13 06
Two nearly 6-foot tall, remote-controlled robots are now on staff at The Methodist Hospital, caring for critically ill patients suffering from stroke or other…
Stroke may accelerate dementia progression
• Stroke • Nov 04 06
Stroke may influence the expression of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, according to findings from two studies appearing in the most recent issue of the…
Stroke Symptoms Common Among General Population
• Stroke • Oct 09 06
As many as 18 percent of adults who have no history of stroke report having had at least one symptom of stroke, according to…
In Stroke, Negative Studies Less Likely to Get Published
• Stroke • Sep 26 06
Stroke studies where the results are positive or neutral are more likely to get published than studies with negative results, according to an analysis…
Pulse pressure predicts recurrent stroke in blacks
• Stroke • Sep 13 06
The risk of having another stroke among African Americans is associated with ongoing high blood pressure (hypertension), according to results of a study published…
ACTOS® Shows Reduced Risk of Secondary Stroke by Almost 50 Percent
• Stroke • Sep 05 06
Results of new analyses found that ACTOS® (pioglitazone HCl), an oral antidiabetic medication, significantly reduced the risk of recurrent stroke in high-risk patients with…
Takeda diabetes drug slashes risk of second stroke
• Stroke • Sep 05 06
Patients with type 2 diabetes who have already suffered a first stroke have 47 percent less risk of having a second one if they…
Brain Swelling Key to Reducing Stroke Fatalities
• Stroke • Aug 21 06
A research team at the University of Adelaide, Australia has found a way to reduce brain swelling, the most common cause of death after…
Cause of Ischemic Stroke Analyzed for the First Time
• Stroke • Aug 18 06
In contrast to traditional beliefs that stroke-causing clots derived from arterial and cardiac sources are distinctly different, a new UCLA study shows they…
Internal Body Clock Dictates Timing of Different Types of Stroke
• Stroke • Aug 17 06
The internal body clock, or circadian rhythm, seems to influence the timing of different types of stroke, suggests research published ahead of print in…
Strokes will cost U.S. $2.2 trillion over the next 45 years
• Stroke • Aug 17 06
Unless Americans do more to lower their risk of stroke and improve stroke care, the nation will pay $2.2 trillion over the next 45…
Argatroban may promote opening of arteries following stroke
• Stroke • Aug 15 06
A medication known as argatroban, when combined with another drug already used in the treatment of stroke patients, may help restore the flow of…
Statin helps prevent repeat strokes
• Stroke • Aug 09 06
Treatment with high doses of Lipitor (also called atorvastatin) reduces the overall risk of stroke and cardiovascular events in patients who have experienced a…
Magnetic stimulation of brain aids stroke recovery
• Stroke • Jul 31 06
Strong magnetic fields applied to the head can help stroke patients whose movements are impaired, researchers report.
The procedure is called repetitive transcranial magnetic…
High blood calcium tied to better stroke outcome
• Stroke • Jul 20 06
Blood calcium levels on hospital admission may help doctors predict outcome in people who suffer a stroke resulting from a blockage of an artery…
Age should not be a factor in stroke rehab
• Stroke • Jul 19 06
People over 80 recover as well from a stroke as younger patients do and should not be excluded from intensive rehabilitation programmes, a…
Healthier lifestyles may reduce women’s stroke risk
• Stroke • Jul 11 06
Women who abstain from smoking, drink alcohol moderately, exercise regularly, maintain a healthy weight for their height and eat a healthy diet are less…
Blood sugar control impacts stroke risk
• Stroke • Jul 03 06
Impaired glucose tolerance, a precursor to full-blown diabetes, is associated with an increased risk of stroke in non-diabetic patients who have already experienced a…
Stroke damage may be reversible
• Stroke • Jun 26 06
Scientists in the U.S. say they have discovered a way to make the brain reverse the damage it suffers after a stroke, and are…
New Study Helps Stroke Patients Walk Correctly Again
• Stroke • Jun 13 06
For patients who have experienced a stroke, learning to walk again can be challenging, but even with rehabilitation, walking correctly is even more difficult.…
Drug combo reduces stroke severity
• Stroke • Apr 25 06
Taking a three drugs to prevent strokes appears to benefit patients even if a stroke occurs, Boston-based investigators report in the journal Neurology.
Taking…