Stroke
Also called: Brain Infarction, Cerebrovascular Accident, CVA, Cva
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Because stroke injures the brain, one is not able to perceive one's own problems correctly. To a bystander, the stroke patient may seem unaware or...
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If you believe someone is having a stroke -- if they lose the ability to speak, move an arm or leg on one side, or experience facial paralysis on one...
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Ischemic strokes, the most common strokes, can be treated with a drug called tPA which dissolves artery-obstructing clots. The window of opportunity...
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There are things you can do to lower your risk of stroke. High blood pressure increases your risk of stroke four to six times. Heart disease...
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Therapies to prevent a first or recurrent stroke are based on treating an individual's underlying risk factors for stroke, such as high blood...
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Although stroke is a disease of the brain, it can affect the entire body. A common disability that results from stroke is complete paralysis on one...
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Stroke is a leading cause of serious, long-term adult disability. To reduce your risk of stroke, monitor your blood pressure, track your cholesterol...
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Losing excess weight, exercising regularly, controlling diabetes and high blood pressure, lowering "bad" LDL cholesterol, and stopping cigarette...
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Breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly, and crawl (freestyle) are the most popular swim strokes. The breaststroke and butterfly are more difficult to...
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Mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) can affect people at very different times in life, ranging from age 4...
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There is no treatment for the underlying disease in MELAS (mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes). It is...
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The diagnosis of MELAS (mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes) is usually suspected on clinical grounds. But...
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Patients with MELAS (mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes) develop brain dysfunction (encephalopathy) with...
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MELAS (mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes) is caused by mutations in the genetic material (DNA) in the...
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