Archive for November 8, 2019
'Time Is Brain': Stroke Patients' Survival Chances Better At Stroke Centers
'Time Is Brain': Stroke Patients' Survival Chances Better At Stroke Centers According to UPI, a new study has found the odds of surviving a stroke are slightly better for patients treated at hospitals with a specialized stroke department, known as primary stroke centers. However, the study authors say that benefit was only seen if stroke…
Read MoreYour Health: Advances in Stroke care
Your Health: Advances in Stroke care In this Your Health segment, Dr. Marcella Wozniak, a neurologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center, discusses how recent advances in stroke treatment are increasing the chance of survival after a stroke, while reducing the chance of severe disability. Dr. Wozniak also explains how new treatment guidelines have…
Read MoreStroke Therapy to regain memory skills
Stroke Therapy to regain memory skills Stroke can severely impact an individual’s memory skills. Here, an occupational therapist uses playing cards to evaluate a patient’s memory and help her regain her skills. Utilizing the different colors and numbers on the cards, and arranging them differently each time, is a useful therapeutic tool in rebuilding memory…
Read MoreTransient Ischemic Attack (TIA) or Mini-Stroke Treatment
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) or Mini-Stroke Treatment Sharon N. Poisson, MD, a neurologist at the University of California San Francisco, discusses the treatments for transient ischemic attack (TIA) or mini-stroke. For more information about TIA and to learn more about our online TIA research study please visit the WebTIA Project at http://tia.ucsf.edu/.
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