An overview of stroke, covering ischemic and hemorrhagic types, warning signs, the STR test, causes, treatment, and what to do during a strokehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/en-usThu, 06 Aug 2026 20:13:09 GMTStrokeAs stroke researchers continue to make breakthroughs to improve care, this has led to patients who had a disability before the stroke being overlookedhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/examine.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/examine.phpTue, 03 Jan 2023 15:44:00 GMTDisabled WorldAerobicsResearch reveals stroke survivors who completed group aerobic exercise programs similar to cardiac rehabilitation programs significantly improved aerobic endurance and walking abilityhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/exercise/aerobics/endurance.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/exercise/aerobics/endurance.phpThu, 15 Aug 2019 14:50:00 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeAfter a stroke, people who have only mild disability can often have hidden problems that can really affect their quality of lifehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/skills.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/skills.phpMon, 02 Apr 2018 11:53:38 GMTDisabled WorldElectronics - SoftwareNew wearable designed to be worn on the throat could be a game-changer in the field of stroke rehabilitationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/computer/wearable.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/computer/wearable.phpMon, 19 Feb 2018 12:43:56 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeResearchers extending study of brain function after perinatal stroke looking at both left and right brain strokes and also whether brain functions other than language are relocated and wherehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/perinatal-stroke.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/perinatal-stroke.phpSat, 17 Feb 2018 19:06:03 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeWhile the symptoms are the same, the difference between a transient ischemic attack (TIA) and a stroke is that the blockage is temporary, lasting between a few minutes and 24 hourshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/mini.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/mini.phpWed, 21 Jun 2017 06:15:22 GMTDisabled WorldStroke35% of respondents reported having experienced at least one sign of a warning stroke, called a transient ischemic attack or TIAhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/tia.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/tia.phpTue, 02 May 2017 09:51:21 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeInformation from the The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding signs and symptoms of having a strokehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/reducing-risk.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/reducing-risk.phpWed, 09 Nov 2011 12:12:00 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeVasospasm occurs when a nearby blood vessel goes into spasm and constricts closing down the vessel and possibly leading to permanent brain damage or deathhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/vasospasm.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/vasospasm.phpSat, 16 Jul 2011 10:41:00 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeFamily involvement in exercise therapy could significantly improve function and recovery after strokehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/exercise-therapy.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/exercise-therapy.phpSat, 05 Mar 2011 18:18:21 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeMuch of the devastation of stroke and head trauma is due to damage caused the overproduction of a substance in the brain called glutamatehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-hope.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-hope.phpWed, 09 Feb 2011 15:37:01 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeBreakthrough in stroke research identifying the potential reversibility of chronic neurologic disability in stroke survivorshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/inflammation.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/inflammation.phpWed, 02 Feb 2011 10:15:00 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeNearly two-thirds of Medicare beneficiaries discharged from hospitals after ischemic stroke die or are readmitted within one yearhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/rehospitalized.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/rehospitalized.phpSat, 18 Dec 2010 03:10:59 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeTherapy May Reverse Stroke Damage by Jump-starting Growth of Nerve Fibershttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-patients.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-patients.phpTue, 07 Dec 2010 13:59:33 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeStroke is the leading cause of adult disability due to the limited capacity for the brain to recoverhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/brain-repair.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/brain-repair.phpSun, 07 Nov 2010 11:40:54 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeWhen faced with a stroke patient FAST stands for Face Arms Speech and Time and involves asking three easy questionshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/fast.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/fast.phpSat, 18 Sep 2010 10:40:13 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeStroke patients left partially paralyzed found their condition improved after they received simple and non-invasive method of brain stimulationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/brain-stimulation.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/brain-stimulation.phpMon, 13 Sep 2010 12:55:14 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeGet with the guidelines stroke program could be a foundation for improving stroke care globallyhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/guidelines-program.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/guidelines-program.phpMon, 30 Aug 2010 16:03:46 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeSpatial neglect - when people recovering from stroke sometimes behave as if completely unaware of one half of the worldhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/spatial-neglect.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/spatial-neglect.phpWed, 28 Apr 2010 09:41:46 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeStudy highlights fact that many patients don't know they had a minor stroke and need emergency carehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-facts.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-facts.phpFri, 16 Apr 2010 09:34:04 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeAccording to the World Stroke Organization stroke now accounts for almost 6 million deaths each yearhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/world-stroke-day.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/world-stroke-day.phpFri, 23 Oct 2009 10:04:10 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeMost stroke patients arrive at the hospital too late to take advantage of a clot-busting drug that significantly reduces stroke symptomshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-hospital.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-hospital.phpFri, 02 Oct 2009 13:17:13 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeThere appears to be a correlation between stress and stroke but this needs to be interpreted with great cautionhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stress-stroke.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stress-stroke.phpThu, 01 Oct 2009 13:05:09 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeSome 10,000 Arizonans suffer an acute stroke each year, and those living in Phoenix or Tucson have the advantage of availability to primary stroke centershttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-telemedicine-arizona.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-telemedicine-arizona.phpTue, 25 Aug 2009 13:08:28 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeA person who has exercised regularly prior to the onset of a stroke appears to recover more quicklyhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-exercises.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-exercises.phpSat, 18 Jul 2009 12:36:56 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeStroke typically occurs when arteries become blocked preventing blood from flowing to the brainhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/risks-outcome.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/risks-outcome.phpThu, 16 Jul 2009 10:18:26 GMTDisabled WorldStrokePeople with irregular heartbeat five times more likely to have a stroke and twice as likely to die from onehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/irregular-heartbeat-stroke.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/irregular-heartbeat-stroke.phpWed, 10 Jun 2009 12:44:03 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeCerebrovascular disease is any disorder that affects the blood vessels that provide oxygen rich blood to a persons brain and facehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/cerebrovascular-disease.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/cerebrovascular-disease.phpFri, 05 Jun 2009 15:29:41 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeStroke survivors can improve their balance by practicing the Chinese martial art of tai chihttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-tai-chi.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-tai-chi.phpMon, 23 Mar 2009 19:04:50 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeBrain surgery after suffering a severe stroke generally improves the patients lives and allows them to live longerhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-options.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/stroke-options.phpThu, 12 Mar 2009 14:51:46 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeResearch has demonstrated the existence of a type of cells that limits brain damage after a strokehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/limit-stroke-damage.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/limit-stroke-damage.phpTue, 27 Jan 2009 18:57:39 GMTDisabled WorldStrokeInformation regarding causes and symptoms of childhood stroke including Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome and MELAS Syndromehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/childhood-stroke.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/stroke/childhood-stroke.phpSun, 25 Jan 2009 10:13:10 GMTDisabled World