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A comprehensive guide to Strokes, written by a medical professional for non-medical readers. Answers questions such as What is a stroke?, Who is at risk for a stroke?, Can strokes be prevented? Also provides information and resources for stroke patients and their caregivers.
Submitted by Suzanne Maxwell Ryan, RN, BSN
Tags strokes · mini-strokes · transient ischemic attack · cerebral hemorrhage · prevention · treatment · statistics · symptoms · aphasia
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The most important new development for stroke treatment is the advent of thrombolytic drugs (so-called "clot-busters," already used for heart disease).
Tags drugs
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Information about heart disease and stroke.
Tags heart disease
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How and why a stroke happens.
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This web site has been developed to provide accurate information about atrial fibrillation (AF) and the Maze procedure, an open-heart surgical procedure that cures AF.
Tags atrial fibrillation
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On Tuesday, June 23, 2009, Bettie Aitkins suffered a major stroke, caused by a large clot in the left hemisphere of her brain. This blog, by her huspand of 50 years, tracks her and her family's challenge over seven months, to overcome its effects. It is arranged in reverse chronological order, so you need to navigate by se1ecting a month and topic from the Blog Archive sectionon the right side of the blog page.
Submitted by Dick Aitkins
Tags stroke · atrial fibrilation · lymphoma · home care
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A home therapy video program developed by a speech-language pathologist for individuals with expressive aphasia caused by a stroke or other neurological disorder.
Submitted by Kimberly Robbins
Tags stroke · aphasia · video · therapy
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An increase in blood pressure is the major risk factor for the development of stroke. The blood pressure of older patients with hypertension (high blood pressure) can be lowered by a moderate reduction in salt intake.
Tags prevent stroke
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The latest medical news and information for patients or friends/parents of patients diagnosed with strokes.
Tags stroke
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The Dr. Jeffrey Thomas Stroke Shield Foundation (SSF), established in 2009, is a charitable 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to leveraging and promoting technology against stroke. Located near Northern California’s Silicon Valley, the prime directive of SSF is to support research that improves stroke awareness and enhances treatment efficiency through new technologies.
Research targeting scalable, web-based, digital interventions for at risk ischemic stroke populations is a major int... [More]
Submitted by Betsy van Die
Tags stroke · technology · research · endovascular
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the place for parents and caregivers of children with neurological disorders to meet, share and exchange experience.
Submitted by Natan Gendelman
Tags children stroke · cerebral palsy · brain injury
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the place for parents and caregiver of children with neurological disoders to meet, share and exchange experiences.
Submitted by Natan Gendelman
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A health information website on chronic pain, central sensitization, treatments, and the relative effectiveness of various chronic pain treatments. The site provides academic-quality information that is approachable by patients and their families.
Submitted by Murray J. McAllister, PsyD
Tags chronic pain · central sensitization
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InteRACT is the only adult aphasia treatment program in North America that offers clients four weeks of intensive training with two important features:
1) clients must participate with a communication partner and
2) live in residence in the same building where the program is held. InteRACT participants have benefited from this unique approach every time.
Submitted by Dalhousie University
Tags aphasia
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The Montgomery County Stroke Association, Inc.(MCSA) is a non-profit organization run by and for stroke survivors and their caregivers. We have 3 chapters in Montgomery County, MD. Visit our website to learn more about the programs and activities we provide. Throughout our 24 year history, we have never charged membership dues or mailing list fees.
Submitted by Janet M. Gritz, MA, CCC-SLP
Tags stroke survivor · caregiver support · stroke club
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