Many stroke survivors question whether stroke recovery is possible. At the same time, they want to know how they can recover quickly after a stroke. Although stroke recovery looks different for everyone, there are still fundamental things you should know for your faster stroke recovery. In this ...
A massive stroke commonly refers tostrokes (any type) that result in death, long-term paralysis, or coma. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists three main types of stroke: Ischemic stroke, caused by blood clots. Hemorrhagic stroke, caused by ruptured blood vessels that ca...
Worldwide, women have a slightly higher lifetime risk of stroke than men do. Women also are more likely to die from them, largely because they tend to have more severe strokes later in life. They also are more likely to be misdiagnosed when they seek emergency treatment for stroke symptoms...
Worldwide, women have a slightly higher lifetime risk of stroke than men do. Women also are more likely to die from them, largely because they tend to have more severe strokes later in life. They also are more likely to be misdiagnosed when they seek emergency treatment for stroke symptoms...
Traumatic brain injury (such as a blow to the head) Stroke(caused by the lack of blood flow to the brain) Brain tumors(both benign and cancerous) Glaucoma(a group of eye diseases characterized by increased inner eye pressure) Chemotherapy (used to treat cancer) ...
gum to numb the area. Local anesthesia makes a very small area of the body, such as a patch of skin, insensitive topain. It typically provides both analgesia and paralysis by blocking the nerves' impulses so they can't travel to the brain, but patients may still feel pressure and ...
stroke might be of little frequency or even significant. Small brain strokes might cause temporary inability to move a muscle while large brain strokes may also cause permanent paralysis of half or yet complete body. Whether the brain stroke is large or small, it is necessary to seek medical ...
If treatment is not undertaken immediately, there can be severe damages i.e. mental impairment andstroke. Ailment complications might be permanent. Other complications include: Kidney failure Paralysis Memory loss Hearing problems Shock and wide infection (septicemia) ...
this isn’t a problem. But if your kidneys aren’t working well, they might not be able to fully filter potassium from your blood. This could lead to a dangerous condition calledhyperkalemia, which is when you have too much potassium in your body. It can cause paralysis or a heart attac...
first described by Hippocrates himself, isn’t limited to hands. It applies to arms, legs, eyes, ears, and indeed almost all motor faculties, which is why people who’ve had a stroke or tumor on one side of the brain often experience partial or total paralysis on the o...