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Penn study identifies patients most at-risk for secondary strokes
Among patients who have suffered a single stroke, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, along with colleagues at other institutions, have found that severe stenosis, or narrowing, of the arteries in the head represents a major risk factor for the development of a subsequent stroke. view more (2006-01-30)
Sex unlikely to cause a stroke and may reduce risk of sudden death
Middle aged men should be heartened to know that frequent sex is not likely to increase their risk of stroke. It may actually reduce the risk of sudden death, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. view more (2002-01-15)
New study of hand-brain function offers insight into recovery for stroke survivors
A Queen's study of stroke survivors gives new insight into the stages of recovery of hand muscle control after a stroke, suggesting that patients may benefit from different treatment strategies at different times during the recovery process. view more (2006-05-17)
Early Promise For Stroke Patients Given
A preliminary study published in this week’s issue of THE LANCET suggests that the neurotransmitter precursor levodopa used in combination with physiotherapy could improve motor recovery for patients after stroke. Hemiplegia (paralysis to one side of the body) causes functional disability after stroke. Physiotherapy used to be the only way... view more... (2001-09-05)
MAJOR TRIAL WILL LOOK AT BEST WAYS TO FEED STROKE PATIENTS
Dr Martin Dennis, Reader in Stroke Medicine and FOOD Trial Clinical Co-ordinator at the Neurosciences Trials Unit, explains: "Stroke affects approximately 15,000 people in Scotland every year and accounts for about 5% of NHS resources. Currently, there are no definitive recommendations for feeding a patient with stroke, although one of the... view more... (1999-06-21)
Statins could reduce stroke risk by a third (p 757)
Statins - drugs that lower LDL cholesterol -substantially reduce the incidence of ischaemic stroke among high-risk individuals, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Cholesterol lowering with statins is of known benefit for people at increased risk of heart attack. However, current treatment guidelines do not recommend... view more... (2004-03-03)
Predicting risk of stroke from one's genetic blueprint
A new statistical model could be used to predict an individual's lifetime risk of stroke, finds a study from the Children's Hospital Informatics Program (CHIP). Using genetic information from 569 hospital patients, the researchers showed that their predictive model could estimate an individual's overall risk of cardioembolic stroke -- the most... view more... (2009-02-26)
Poor sleep quality leads to poorer prognosis after stroke
Stroke victims tend to do worse if they also have diagnosed or undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea prior to having the stroke. view more (2009-04-29)
Many patients still missing out on drugs to cut heart attacks and stroke
Many patients who need statins to cut their risk of heart attacks and stroke are missing out, particularly the elderly, finds research in Heart. view more (2003-03-17)
Welcome Alternative To Warfarin For People At High Risk Of Stroke (pp 1686, 1691)
Results of an international study in this week's issue of THE LANCET provide strong evidence that the oral direct thrombin-inhibitor ximelagatran could be a safe and effective alternative to warfarin in reducing stroke among people with atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation (irregular and rapidly beating atria) increases the risk of cardiac... view more... (2003-11-19)
Tracing broken wiring in stroke patients
Researchers have used a technique to trace the functional disruption in brain circuitry that causes stroke patients to show a lack of awareness or response to the side of the body opposite to the side of the stroke lesion in the brain. view more (2007-03-15)
Self-reported Stress Linked To Fatal Stroke
The dilemma over whether stress causes a stroke became clearer today (27 October) when Dr Thomas Truelsen from the Institute of Preventive Medicine in Copenhagen presented results of a survey on self-reported stress and risk of stroke in which more than12,500 people in Denmark participated. At the European Federation of Neurological Societies... view more... (2002-10-24)
Shingles raises risk of stroke by 30 percent or more in adults
Adults with shingles were about 30 percent more likely to have a stroke during a one-year follow-up than adults without shingles, in a study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. view more (2009-10-09)
Breathing Support Reduces Blood Pressure For People With Sleep Apnoea (p 204)
A reduction in blood pressure-and in the probable risk of stroke and other cardiovascular disease-could be possible for patients treated with nocturnal breathing support for sleep apnoea, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Obstructive sleep apnoea is a serious condition in which airflow from the nose and mouth to the... view more... (2002-01-17)
Stroke symptoms common among general population
As many as 18 percent of adults who have no history of stroke report having had at least one symptom of stroke. view more (2006-10-10)
For high-risk patients, stroke-prevention surgical procedure does not equate with high surgical risk
New research published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that "high-risk" patients with multiple medical conditions, including high blood pressure and coronary artery disease, can safely undergo carotid endarterectomy - a stroke-preventing surgical procedure that clears blockages from the neck's... view more... (2008-08-14)
Stroke-associated damage to brain structure may lead to heart attack
Researchers using a new method of analyzing brain images have identified an area of the brain that, when affected by a stroke, may also cause damage to the heart muscle. view more (2006-04-25)
Biomarkers improve ischemic stroke prediction
Testing patient's blood for two proteins or biomarkers that occur when inflammation is present could help doctors identify which patients are more likely to have a stroke, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in a report that appears online in the journal Stroke. view more (2008-12-19)
Stroke patients with mild symptoms may still need clot-dissolving drug
Although use of the clot-dissolving drug tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) has revolutionized the treatment of acute stroke patients, many of those who could receive the drug do not because their initial symptoms appear mild or improve soon after they arrive at the hospital. view more (2005-10-07)
ELDERLY PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM CAROTID SURGERY (pp1142, 1154)
Surgery has long been contraindicated in elderly people, who are often thought of as too frail to survive the invasive procedures involved. Research published in this week’s issue of THE LANCET, however, indicates that surgery aimed at preventing stroke is actually more beneficial in older people than in younger individuals. Henry J M... view more... (2001-04-11)
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