Category: Stroke

Sex after A Stroke

Stroke survivors often have difficulty with sex, and it can affect their lives beyond the bedroom. A new study offers fresh insight on the barriers – and how health care providers might help. Researchers interviewed 150 stroke patients at a medical center in Lima, Peru. According to a news release from the American Heart Association… Continue reading Sex after A Stroke

Urinary Tract Infection And Stroke

Several infections have been identified as possible stroke triggers, with urinary tract infections showing the strongest link with ischemic stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke. Previous research examined infections as triggers of stroke but were limited to the correlation of acute infections with ischemic stroke, a type of stroke… Continue reading Urinary Tract Infection And Stroke

A Post-Hospital Risk for Stroke Patients

Patients who suffer an ischemic stroke, the most common kind, face an additional risk after being released from the hospital. If they have an infection, they are likelier to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days no matter how severe or mild their stroke was, according to new research. The study was published in… Continue reading A Post-Hospital Risk for Stroke Patients

What Caregivers Must Know About Dental Needs After a Loved One Has a Stroke

Dentistry isn’t normally on the priority list for caregivers of stroke patients, but it should be. The person in recovery may be dealing with gum disease. Maybe her or she has a bridge that is need of care. In reality, the PH balance of the mouth is important to make sure those we care for… Continue reading What Caregivers Must Know About Dental Needs After a Loved One Has a Stroke

Men under 50: The More You Smoke, the More You Stroke

Men under 50 who smoked were more likely to have a stroke, and their risk increased with the number of cigarettes they smoked, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke. In a release from the American Stroke Association, the group said: An increasing number of young adults are suffering ischemic stroke,… Continue reading Men under 50: The More You Smoke, the More You Stroke

More Stroke Patients May Receive Crucial Treatments under New Guideline

More patients could be eligible for critical treatments to remove or dissolve blood clots that cause strokes, according to a new treatment guideline issued by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. The guideline, based on the most recent science available, was published in the Association’s journal Stroke, and released during the American Stroke Association’s International… Continue reading More Stroke Patients May Receive Crucial Treatments under New Guideline

Stroke Patients Now Have Better Chance of Living Normal Lives

Researchers say that recent progress in techniques to restore blood flow to areas of the brain endangered by stroke or clogged arteries have resulted in an “explosive evolution” of those procedures. Historically, the introduction of operating microscopes enabled surgeons to perform delicate microsurgeries to clear clogged arteries and remove blood clots that cause strokes. More… Continue reading Stroke Patients Now Have Better Chance of Living Normal Lives

Fewer than Half Of Stroke Patients Are Prescribed Recommended Cholesterol-Lowering Medication

Nationwide, fewer than half of stroke patients discharged from the hospital received a prescription for cholesterol-lowering medications called statins, and the likelihood of a prescription varied by patients’ geographic location, sex, age and race, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke… Continue reading Fewer than Half Of Stroke Patients Are Prescribed Recommended Cholesterol-Lowering Medication

Equine and Music Therapy May Help Stroke Survivors

Horseback riding and rhythm-and-music therapies may improve stroke survivors’ perception of recovery, gait, balance, grip strength and cognition even years after their stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke. A variety of interventions that engage patients in physical, sensory, mental and social activities target a range of functions at the… Continue reading Equine and Music Therapy May Help Stroke Survivors

How the Brain Begins Repairs After Silent “White Matter Strokes”

UCLA researchers have shown that the brain can be repaired — and brain function can be recovered — after a stroke in animals. The discovery could have important implications for treating a mind-robbing condition in people known as a white matter stroke, a major cause of dementia. A release from UCLA explains that white matter… Continue reading How the Brain Begins Repairs After Silent “White Matter Strokes”

Do Lengthy Travel Times to Primary Stroke Centers Offset Benefits?

Physicians and families of stroke victims often have to make quick decisions about whether to treat patients locally or refer them to a more distant Primary Stroke Center (PSC). Until now, there has been little information to help guide them. However, a new study by researchers from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical… Continue reading Do Lengthy Travel Times to Primary Stroke Centers Offset Benefits?

Survey Finds 73% of Those Under 45 Are Unaware of Stroke Symptoms

ThirdAGERS, alert your younger loved ones and friends to this important finding! A 2016 national survey by Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles showed that patients under the age of 45 may underestimate the urgency of stroke symptoms and most say they would likely delay going to the hospital for help. Yet the… Continue reading Survey Finds 73% of Those Under 45 Are Unaware of Stroke Symptoms