News tagged with stroke patients
MIT robotic therapy holds promise for cerebral palsy (w/Video)
May 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the past few years, MIT engineers have successfully tested robotic devices to help stroke patients learn to control their arms and legs. Now, they’re building on that work to help children ...
Listening to pleasant music could help restore vision in stroke patients, suggests study
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Patients who have lost part of their visual awareness following a stroke can show an improved ability to see when they are listening to music they like, according to a new study published today in the journal Proceedings of ...
Clinical Trial Uses Bat Saliva Enzyme for Stroke Treatment
Dec 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Vampires aren't usually cast in the role of saviors, but stroke experts are hoping a blood thinner that mimics a chemical in vampire saliva will help save brain cells in stroke patients.
New hope for stroke patients
Aug 25, 2008 |
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If a stroke patient doesn't get treatment within approximately the first three hours of symptoms, there's not much doctors can do to limit damage to the brain.
Helping hands
Dec 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In capstone project, mechanical engineering students apply innovative and collaborative skills to create a rehab glove that stroke patients can use at home
Study expands window for effective stroke treatment
May 28, 2009 |
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Once symptoms start, there's only a tiny window of time for stroke victims to get life-saving treatment. Now, research from the Stanford University School of Medicine has cracked that window open a bit wider.
Study: Stockings for stroke patients don't work
May 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Special stockings commonly given to stroke patients to prevent blood clots don't work, a new study reported Wednesday.
Patients who wake up with stroke may be candidates for clot-busters
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Giving clot-busting drugs to patients who wake up with stroke symptoms appears to be as safe as giving it to those in the recommended three-hour window, according to researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at ...
Blood-Thinning Drug Linked to Increased Bleeding in Brain
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Sep 29, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Patients who take the commonly used blood-thinning drug warfarin face larger amounts of bleeding in the brain and increased risk of mortality if they suffer a hemorrhagic stroke, new research from the University ...
Isoflavone dietary supplement improves the functioning of the arteries in stroke patients
Sep 24, 2008 |
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A dietary supplement containing isoflavone – a chemical found in soybeans, chickpeas, legumes and clovers – can improve artery function in stroke patients according to new research published online in Europe's leading cardiology ...
Treadmill exercise retrains brain and body of stroke victims
Aug 28, 2008 |
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People who walk on a treadmill even years after stroke damage can significantly improve their health and mobility, changes that reflect actual "rewiring" of their brains, according to research spearheaded at Johns Hopkins.
Telemedicine leads to better stroke treatment decisions
Aug 03, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center say that their first-of-its-kind study of a telemedicine program which transports stroke specialists via computer desktop or even laptop to the patient’s ...
Repair of heart defect discovered incidentally during surgery may not have clear benefit
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Patients who have a heart defect known as patent foramen ovale incidentally discovered and repaired during surgery for a different condition may have an increased odds of postoperative stroke, along with no clear benefit ...
Some stroke survivors' function slowly declines over time
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Even when patients recover most functional ability in the first months after a blood-clot related stroke, they gradually become more dependent over the next five years - especially those with Medicaid or no private insurance ...
Management strategies for high risk stroke patients poor in a majority of cases: study
Jun 08, 2009 |
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A majority of high-risk stroke patients are less likely to meet clinical treatment targets to prevent repeat stroke or heart attacks compared to those with heart disease, suggesting the need to examine new therapeutic strategies, ...
