• Drowsiness
• Loss of balance or coordination
• Loss of memory
• Mood changes
• Numbness, tingling, decreased sensation
• Personality changes
• Slurred speech, inability to speak or understand speech, difficulty reading or writing
• Swallowing difficulties or drooling
• Uncontrollable eye movements or eyelid drooping
• Vertigo
• Vision changes
• Weakness or paralysis of an arm, leg, side of the face, or any part of the body
• Decreased social interaction
• Decreased ability to function or care for self
• Decreased life span
• Difficulty communicating
• Joint contractures
• Muscle spasticity
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Migraines and Heart Problems: What's the Link?
Migraines and Heart Problems: What's the Link?: "The study, published in the journal Neurology, looked at nearly 28,000 female health professionals ages 45 and older, including 3,568 who had migraines."
the study found that women with once-a-week migraines accompanied by auras were four times as likely to have had a stroke during the 12-year study than migraine-free women. And study participants who had migraines with auras less than once a month were more than twice as likely than migraine-free women to have a heart attack. They were also nearly twice as likely to have had a heart procedure, such as bypass surgery.
the study found that women with once-a-week migraines accompanied by auras were four times as likely to have had a stroke during the 12-year study than migraine-free women. And study participants who had migraines with auras less than once a month were more than twice as likely than migraine-free women to have a heart attack. They were also nearly twice as likely to have had a heart procedure, such as bypass surgery.
Pushing the brain to find new pathways | Science Blog
Pushing the brain to find new pathways Science Blog: "The idea of neuroplasticity can be applied to most people looking to reclaim certain skills, including adults who have suffered a stroke and, possibly, children with autism, McCormack said."
Knight Science Journalism Tracker » Blog Archive » LA Times, ScienceNow: Transcendental Meditation reduces heart disease
Knight Science Journalism Tracker » Blog Archive » LA Times, ScienceNow: Transcendental Meditation reduces heart disease: "According to a study presented Monday at the American Heart Association’s annual meeting, “heart disease patients who practice TM [Transcendental Meditation] have almost 50% lower rates of heart attacks, stroke and deaths compared to similar patients who don’t practice meditation"
Drug treatment for Stroke
In the European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study III (ECASS III), alteplase administered 3·0—4·5 h after the onset of stroke symptoms resulted in a significant benefit in the primary endpoint (modified Rankin scale
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
My Story
In 1997 I suffered a heamrragic Stroke my age was 49 not very old. I have no problem healthwise ,suddenly I started feeling dizzy and quite unstable. With great difficulty I could reach my bed and lay semiconsciuos on the bed. I could feel my Right side becoming cold . My family members got very worried and I was shitfed to a Hospital.
After doing all the invesgations, doctors decided that I needed operation to remove the Heamtoma to lesson the disablity and to save my life.
I was being giving very very hard excerise schedule twice a day which was pretty hard. I have lost my speech,got paralysis of Right side.
Now if you see me now it hard to think what I have been through .I am 90% improved,I can do every thing which a normal person will do.
My message to all those who are suffering with Stroke that Never give up,keep execersing regurally ,read books,have faith in God you will improve.When I got my stroke doctors told after one year ,you have reached the platue means I cannot improve further but I am still improving.
For those who are in the risk agewise,having high blood pressure,increased chlolestrol,labile blood pressure
should be very careful .
After doing all the invesgations, doctors decided that I needed operation to remove the Heamtoma to lesson the disablity and to save my life.
I was being giving very very hard excerise schedule twice a day which was pretty hard. I have lost my speech,got paralysis of Right side.
Now if you see me now it hard to think what I have been through .I am 90% improved,I can do every thing which a normal person will do.
My message to all those who are suffering with Stroke that Never give up,keep execersing regurally ,read books,have faith in God you will improve.When I got my stroke doctors told after one year ,you have reached the platue means I cannot improve further but I am still improving.
For those who are in the risk agewise,having high blood pressure,increased chlolestrol,labile blood pressure
should be very careful .
Treatment of Stroke
For the best, most effective treatment of stroke, a person with a suspected stroke must be given immediate medical attention. It is during the critical first 3 to 6 hours following stroke that today's growing stroke therapy options have the highest curative potential. Doctors can now administer an injection of tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) to dissolve the clots that block blood flow to the brain. If the blockage can be removed with administration of TPA and sufficient blood flow is recovered within a three hour period following the stroke, the severity of permanent brain damage (nApproximately one-fourth of all strokes occur in people between the ages of 45 and 65. For most Like physical therapists, occupational therapists are concerned with improving motor and sensory abilities. eurological disability) is minimized or eliminated
• Permanent loss of cognitive or other brain functions (dementia)
• Permanent loss of movement or sensation of one or more parts of the body
Stroke is a medical emergency that requires immediate treatment. Call your local emergency number (such as 911) if someone has symptoms of a stroke. .
Just 15 mins of sunbathing a day can cut heart disease, stroke risk
November 16th, 2009 LONDON - Just 15 minutes of sunbathing a day can boost vitamin D levels, and reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke in older adults, say researchers. The study involving people more than 50 years of age who had low levels of the sunshine vitamin had double the risk of heart failure and were 78 per cent more likely to have a stroke.
• Permanent loss of movement or sensation of one or more parts of the body
Stroke is a medical emergency that requires immediate treatment. Call your local emergency number (such as 911) if someone has symptoms of a stroke. .
Just 15 mins of sunbathing a day can cut heart disease, stroke risk
November 16th, 2009 LONDON - Just 15 minutes of sunbathing a day can boost vitamin D levels, and reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke in older adults, say researchers. The study involving people more than 50 years of age who had low levels of the sunshine vitamin had double the risk of heart failure and were 78 per cent more likely to have a stroke.
• Permanent loss of cognitive or other brain functions (dementia)
• Permanent loss of movement or sensation of one or more parts of the body
Stroke is a medical emergency that requires immediate treatment. Call your local emergency number (such as 911) if someone has symptoms of a stroke. .
Just 15 mins of sunbathing a day can cut heart disease, stroke risk
November 16th, 2009 LONDON - Just 15 minutes of sunbathing a day can boost vitamin D levels, and reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke in older adults, say researchers. The study involving people more than 50 years of age who had low levels of the sunshine vitamin had double the risk of heart failure and were 78 per cent more likely to have a stroke.
• Permanent loss of movement or sensation of one or more parts of the body
Stroke is a medical emergency that requires immediate treatment. Call your local emergency number (such as 911) if someone has symptoms of a stroke. .
Just 15 mins of sunbathing a day can cut heart disease, stroke risk
November 16th, 2009 LONDON - Just 15 minutes of sunbathing a day can boost vitamin D levels, and reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke in older adults, say researchers. The study involving people more than 50 years of age who had low levels of the sunshine vitamin had double the risk of heart failure and were 78 per cent more likely to have a stroke.
Opertive Treament.
Sometimes, surgery is needed to save the patient's life or to improve the chances of recovery. The type of surgery depends upon the specific cause of brain bleeding. For example, a hemorrhage due to an aneurysm or AVM requires special treatment (See: Aneurysm or AVM)
For other types of bleeding, removal of the hematoma may occasionally be needed, especially when bleeding occurs in the back of the brain.
The goal of long-term treatment is to help the patient recover as much function as possible and prevent future strokes. The recovery time and need for long-term treatment differs from person to person. Depending on the symptoms, rehabilitation may include:
For other types of bleeding, removal of the hematoma may occasionally be needed, especially when bleeding occurs in the back of the brain.
The goal of long-term treatment is to help the patient recover as much function as possible and prevent future strokes. The recovery time and need for long-term treatment differs from person to person. Depending on the symptoms, rehabilitation may include:
Treatment of Stroke with medicines.
• Carefully controlling blood pressure, which can be too high or too low .
• Drugs to control brain swelling .
• Medications to relief headaches (but should be used with caution because they may reduce alertness and give the wrong impression that the patient is getting worse) .
• Seizure medications such as phenytoin,
• Drugs to control brain swelling .
• Medications to relief headaches (but should be used with caution because they may reduce alertness and give the wrong impression that the patient is getting worse) .
• Seizure medications such as phenytoin,
Following blog for Stroke ------------Symptom of Stroke
• Drowsiness
• Loss of balance or coordination
• Loss of memory
• Mood changes
• Numbness, tingling, decreased sensation
• Personality changes
• Slurred speech, inability to speak or understand speech, difficulty reading or writing
• Swallowing difficulties or drooling
• Uncontrollable eye movements or eyelid drooping
• Vertigo
• Vision changes
• Weakness or paralysis of an arm, leg, side of the face, or any part of the body,
unstability
• Loss of balance or coordination
• Loss of memory
• Mood changes
• Numbness, tingling, decreased sensation
• Personality changes
• Slurred speech, inability to speak or understand speech, difficulty reading or writing
• Swallowing difficulties or drooling
• Uncontrollable eye movements or eyelid drooping
• Vertigo
• Vision changes
• Weakness or paralysis of an arm, leg, side of the face, or any part of the body,
unstability
Following blog for Stroke
Lets see what Stroke ? A stroke is an interruption of the blood supply to any part of the brain. A stroke is sometimes called a "brain attack."
See also:
• Arteriovenous malformation (AVM)
• Hemorrhagic stroke
• Stroke secondary to carotid dissection (bleeding from the carotid arteries)
• Stroke secondary to carotid stenosis (narrowing of the carotid arteries)
• Stroke secondary to cocaine use
• Stroke secondary to FMD (fibromuscular dysplasia)
• Stroke secondary to syphilis
See also:
• Arteriovenous malformation (AVM)
• Hemorrhagic stroke
• Stroke secondary to carotid dissection (bleeding from the carotid arteries)
• Stroke secondary to carotid stenosis (narrowing of the carotid arteries)
• Stroke secondary to cocaine use
• Stroke secondary to FMD (fibromuscular dysplasia)
• Stroke secondary to syphilis
Stroke
In 1997 January ,in the morning I got up with no obvious complain and was drinking tea ,suddenly I felt dizzy and unstable. By holding chairs and tables I could reach my bed---to avoid fall and getting injured.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Aim of writing about Stroke.
To make people aware of Stroke and its complication if not treated in time.
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