Stroke results from a blocked or torn blood vessel that decreasesblood flowto the brain. Signs include difficulty with speech; moving an arm or leg on one side of the body; and facial asymmetry, like drooping. "There are several things that you can do to reduce your risk ofstroke. Probabl...
How do we identify stroke risk during and after TAVI?Axel Linke
Assessing Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation Dr Acharya: Glad to have you. Dr Friedman, I'd like to start by asking you, what's the risk for stroke in atrial fibrillation? Dr Friedman: The most common risk [for stoke] in patients with atrial fibrillation has to do with the clinical risk...
After a stroke, seizures and later development of epilepsy can have a devastating impact on patient outcome and quality of life. Predicting the risk of developing poststroke epilepsy is currently an inexact science, and improving the accuracy of this process could lead to more-targeted use of ...
Soaring temperatures and high humidity increase your risk of heat-related issues, such as dehydration and heat stroke. Those weather extremes also can increase stroke risk for some people. Dr. Robert Brown, a Mayo Clinic neurologist, says if you or someo
Ilyas, MohammedWajihuddin, SyedPeter R., Kowey. (2013) Oral Anticoagulants to Reduce the Risk of Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation: How Should a Clinician Choose?. Clinical Cardiology 36 , 663-670 /Ilyas Mohammed, Wajihuddin Syed, Peter R. Kowey. (2013) Oral Anticoagulants to Reduce the Risk...
1). First, individuals at risk for sarcopenia should be identified using the strength, assistance in walking, rising from a chair, climbing stairs, and falls (SARC-F) questionnaire, or through clinical suspicion to determine sarcopenia-associated symptoms (Finding-cases step). Second, muscle ...
Dr. Sen’s team studied more than 6,200 who answered a questionnaire about their flossing routine. Participants were followed for 25 years. During that time period, 434 had strokes and nearly 1,300 experienced AFib. In these cases, flossing led to a greater chance of stroke risk reduction....
"What they found was those people who drank more than two drinks a day -- compared to very light drinkers which would be half a drink a day -- had a 34 percent increase in stroke, had their stroke on average five years earlier. It seemed that alcohol was a relevant risk factor for ...
Not sure if your symptoms are due to a stroke or TIA? Here's how to tell. Symptoms of a stroke and a mini-stroke, also known as a transient ischemic attack or TIA, are often similar. So although the consequences of a stroke can be much more serious, it m