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In a recent study, 29 patients who had carotid L stenosis (narrowing of the artery in the neck) underwent carotid artery stenting, in which the narrowed artery is expanded with a balloon and a metal tube known as a stent. All of...
Recent European research suggests that combining aspirin and a second drug, dipyridamole, may be better than aspirin alone in helping stroke survivors...
Because aspirin can cause bleeding, it is typically avoided by people who have had a hemorrhagic stroke, which occurs when a blood...
Naturopathic physician Andrew Rubman, ND, medical director of the Southbury Clinic for Traditional Medicine in Southbury, Connecticut, believes that more people could...
A technique called thermal stimulation A the alternate application of hot and cold-improved the functioning of stroke patients' paralyzed arms and...
If you have a stroke, one of the most common-and devastating-mistakes is failing to seek treatment fast enough. When blood supply to...
Stroke victims often don't receive appropriate treatment fast enough. Those patients treated with tissue plasminogen activator (tpA)-which dissolves stroke-causing...
According to a US survey, only a very small A percentage of stroke patients are getting tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), a powerful...
A stroke occurs when the blood supply to a Apu.t of the brain is interrupted. 'Without oxygen and nutrients, brain...
Stroke is the most preventable cause of death and disability in the US. yet more than 750,000 Americans experience strokes each...
Up to one-half of all Americans cannot name a single stroke symptom. Many victims don't seek emergency care because they...
Perhaps best known for its wrinkle-banishing ability, Botox can also help stroke patients recover some functioning, according to a new study. Repeated...