News tagged with stroke survivors
Anemia may more than triple your risk of dying after a stroke
Being anemic could more than triple your risk of dying within a year after having a stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Study reports advance in early diagnosis of spatial neglect after stroke
Researchers at Kessler Foundation and Seton Hall University report findings in the early diagnosis of acute spatial neglect, a hidden disability that is a common complication of stroke. In the weeks after stroke, 30-50% of ...
Jan 03, 2012 |
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Robotic therapy may provide lasting gains for immobilized stroke survivors
Severely impaired stroke survivors could walk better when a robotic assist system was added to conventional rehabilitation, according to a study in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Dec 15, 2011 |
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New study finds timely acute care could cut the cost of stroke cost
New research published in the journal Age and Ageing suggests that timely acute care immediately after a stroke reduces the level of disability in stroke survivors and the associated need for long-term care, therefore reduci ...
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Magnetic treatment improves stroke patients' ability to communicate
(Medical Xpress) -- Magnetic stimulation of the brain could help improve language skills of stroke survivors with aphasia, according to research by The University of Queensland.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Large rehabilitation study looks at getting stroke patients back on their feet
In the largest stroke rehabilitation study ever conducted in the United States, stroke patients who had physical therapy at home improved their ability to walk just as well as those who were treated in a training program ...
May 25, 2011 |
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What are the long term outcomes following stroke?
Despite the recognition of stroke as a major contributor to disability and mortality worldwide, little is known about the long-term outcomes among individuals who survive a stroke. In a research study reported by Charles ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
May 17, 2011 |
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Video games effective treatment for stroke patients: study
Virtual reality and other video games can significantly improve motor function in stroke patients, according to research from St. Michael's Hospital.
Apr 07, 2011 |
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Depression, age, other factors linked to dependence after stroke
People who have a stroke are more likely to be dependent if they are depressed, older or have other medical problems, according to a study published in the March 15, 2011, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 14, 2011 |
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Stroke patients benefit from family involvement in exercise therapy
Your family's involvement in your exercise therapy could significantly improve your function and recovery after stroke, according to a study in the March print issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Mar 04, 2011 |
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Young, uninsured or Medicare Part D survivors often can't afford medicines
Young, uninsured stroke survivors or those covered by the Medicare Part D drug benefit often can't afford medications — increasing the risk for future strokes or other cardiovascular disease-related events, according ...
Feb 10, 2011 |
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More than half of stroke survivors suffer added burden of little known neurologic condition
A survey released today by National Stroke Association shows that 53 percent of stroke survivor respondents suffer from symptoms of another neurologic condition called pseudobulbar affect (PBA), a condition thought to be ...
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Most tension for caregivers of stroke survivors comes from family, friends
(PhysOrg.com) -- The biggest cause of stress for people who care for loved ones after a stroke may not be worrying about the affected family member.
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Wii-like technologies may help stroke survivors improve communication skills
Motion sensing technologies, such as the Nintendo Wii Remote, could be used in the rehabilitation of people with aphasia - a language impairment, commonly caused by a stroke, that affects around 250,000 people in the UK.
Aug 19, 2010 |
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Virtual visits shrink the distance in stroke rehab
Telemedicine holds the key to the rehabilitation of people with stroke living in northern, rural, remote Canadian communities, rehabilitation researcher Esmé French told the Canadian Stroke Congress today.
Jun 07, 2010 |
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