Tag Archives: stroke

Algorithm-based secondary stroke prevention finds great responses

Great response at UK Stroke Forum 2022 for apoplex medical technologies’ SRA® procedure for stroke-risk-analysis Telemedicine screening method is already in use in around 240 stroke units around Europe in automated secondary stroke prevention – Charing Cross Hospital of Imperial College implements SRA®(17th UK Stroke Forum, ACC Liverpool, 29.11.-01.12.2022) Pirmasens and Liverpool, December 2, 2022.… Read More »

New Study Sheds Light on Stroke Recovery

Strokes can be divided into hemorrhagic stroke and ischemic strokes, and approximately 80% of them are ischemic brain injury. Ischemic strokes are sometimes referred to as “brain attacks” (instead of “heart attacks”) because they typically occur when a blood clot blocks an artery or blood vessel, cutting off blood flow to your brain, as opposed… Read More »

People display tell-tale signs of a looming stroke up to 10 YEARS before it happens

Stroke patients display tell-tale mental signs of looming condition up to 10 YEARS before they are taken ill, study claims Dutch experts examined data on 14,712 people who were followed for 30 years Each volunteer sat a series of mental and physical tests and a forensic interview  Performance of future stroke patients began to worsen… Read More »

A small chip under the skin may predict second stroke

For patients who have experienced certain common types of stroke, a small chip inserted under the skin may help physicians predict their likelihood of experiencing a second stroke, and therefore their likelihood of benefiting from preventive therapy. The findings come from a recent clinical trial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and… Read More »

AHA News: How 20 Years of Stroke Research Revealed Disparities Among Mexican Americans

FRIDAY, Oct. 2, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Belinda Zuniga was searching the classified ads for job notices 14 years ago when a single word caught her attention: stroke. Her grandmother had just had one. “We had so many questions. Her stroke really disabled her,” said Zuniga, a certified nursing assistant. She jumped at… Read More »