http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Wed, 09 May 2012 09:11:39 EST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/reducing-risk.php Stroke Facts Information In the time needed to read out loud the headline on this story, someone has died from a stroke. Every 6 seconds, someone in the world dies from stroke. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:12:51 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/reducing-risk.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/vasospasm.php Stroke Facts Information The commonly heard phrase complications from stroke can cover a wide variety of medical issues, including seizures and swelling of the brain. Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:41:23 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/vasospasm.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/exercise-therapy.php Stroke Facts Information Your family's involvement in your exercise therapy could significantly improve your function and recovery after stroke, according to a study in the March print issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Sat, 05 Mar 2011 18:18:21 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/exercise-therapy.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-hope.php Stroke Facts Information 2 new studies support a novel approach based on Weizmann Institute scientists' research. Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:37:01 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-hope.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/inflammation.php Stroke Facts Information A breakthrough in stroke research identifying the potential reversibility of chronic neurologic disability in stroke survivors has published today. Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:15:43 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/inflammation.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/rehospitalized.php Stroke Facts Information Nearly two-thirds of Medicare beneficiaries discharged from hospitals after ischemic stroke die or are readmitted within one year, researchers report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Sat, 18 Dec 2010 03:10:59 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/rehospitalized.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-patients.php Stroke Facts Information Therapy May Reverse Stroke Damage by Jump-starting Growth of Nerve Fibers. Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:59:33 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-patients.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/brain-repair.php Stroke Facts Information Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability, due to the brain's limited capacity for recovery. Physical rehabilitation is the only current treatment following a stroke, and there are no medications available to help promote neurological recovery. Sun, 07 Nov 2010 11:40:54 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/brain-repair.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/fast.php Stroke Facts Information This week is National Stroke Week (13-19 September 2010) and Deputy Premier and Minister for Health Paul Lucas today reminded Queenslanders about the importance of recognising the early signs of a stroke. Sat, 18 Sep 2010 10:40:13 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/fast.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/brain-stimulation.php Stroke Facts Information Brain stimulation can help partially paralyzed stroke patients regain use of their muscles - Researchers believe treatment helps to re-balance brain activity in affected and unaffected hemispheres. Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:55:14 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/brain-stimulation.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/guidelines-program.php Stroke Facts Information Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program Could Be Global Model. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:03:46 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/guidelines-program.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/spatial-neglect.php Stroke Facts Information Lottery game helps to assess brain damage following stroke. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:41:46 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/spatial-neglect.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-facts.php Stroke Facts Information Many patients don't know they had minor stroke, need emergency care Study highlights... Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:34:04 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-facts.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/world-stroke-day.php Stroke Facts Information The theme of this year's World Stroke Day on 29th October is "What can I do?". As the World Stroke Organization says, everyone can do something: learn to recognise symptoms and take action, learn to recognise the risk factors and take action. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:04:10 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/world-stroke-day.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-hospital.php Stroke Facts Information Most stroke patients arrive at the hospital too late to take advantage of a clot-busting drug that significantly reduces stroke symptoms and lessens the chance of permanent disability, according to researchers at the Yale School of Public Health. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:17:13 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-hospital.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stress-stroke.php Stroke Facts Information Many patients urgently admitted to hospital with cerebral infarction state that they were under great stress over a prolonged period prior to suffering their stroke, is shown in a unique patient study conducted in cooperation between the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:05:09 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stress-stroke.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-telemedicine-arizona.php Stroke Facts Information A call is placed from a remote participating hospital emergency department to one of the on-call "hub" vascular neurologists, who is equipped with a smart phone and a laptop with a webcam. This allows the physician to be located anywhere - while performing a telemedicine consultation and review of brain CT scans with the patient and physicians in the rural emergency room. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:08:28 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-telemedicine-arizona.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-exercises.php Stroke Facts Information This study is one of the first to examine if the benefits of exercise extend beyond stroke prevention. Researchers looked at data collected by scientists at four centers - Mayo Clinic's campuses in Jacksonville and in Rochester, Minn.; the University of Florida and the University of Virginia. Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:36:56 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-exercises.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/risks-outcome.php Stroke Facts Information Congress is expected to take up legislation this summer aimed at improving the nation’s healthcare system. Whatever the shape of the final bill, it will have at least some impact on one of the three leading causes of death in the U.S.: stroke. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:18:26 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/risks-outcome.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/irregular-heartbeat-stroke.php Stroke Facts Information Heart and Stroke Foundation report reveals: Up to a quarter of a million Canadians with irregular heartbeat five times more likely to have a stroke - and twice as likely to die from one. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:44:03 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/irregular-heartbeat-stroke.php