News tagged with stroke victims

New England Journal: 200 years of medical history

Unhappy with today's health care? Think of what it was like to be sick 200 years ago.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Biker's warning! Erythropoietin hits blood vessels to raise blood pressure in the brain

Erythropoietin or EPO might be considered a "performance enhancing" substance for athletes, but new research published online in The FASEB Journal shows that these enhancements come at a high cost--increased risk of vascul ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

TARDIS trial seeks new dimension in stroke treatment

People who suffer from acute stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA, a mini stroke) could get better treatment in the future thanks to the expansion of a large clinical trial of a new combination of drugs led by researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Window of opportunity to treat some stroke patients may be longer than originally suspected

Stroke victims may have a longer window of opportunity to receive treatment to save their brain cells, demonstrates a literature review published by University of Alberta medical researchers in Lancet Neurology.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Yoga helped older stroke victims improve balance, endurance

An Indiana University study that exposed older veterans with stroke to yoga produced "exciting" results as researchers explore whether this popular mind-body practice can help stroke victims cope with their increased risk ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Next generation gamers: Computer games aid recovery from stroke

Computer games are not just for kids. New research published in Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, a BioMed Central open access journal, shows that computer games can speed up and improve a patient's recovery from p ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Shopping simulator leads to better therapy

A virtual reality system that will enable occupational therapists at the Repatriation General Hospital to better assess stroke victims will be launched today by Minister for Ageing Jennifer Rankine.

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wii set to deliver rehab for stroke victims

Those who have succumbed to the Wii craze are no doubt awed by its dizzying array of games and virtual sports. However, an innovative course offered in the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Computer ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Treatment for stroke-related blood clots shows promise

Devices for removing or destroying blood clots in stroke victims may improve medical outcomes for some patients, but further research is needed to show who might benefit most from the treatment and when it ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Potential for stroke victims to dramatically regain mobility

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a discovery with the potential to drastically improve the lives of stroke and head injury victims, University of Otago and UCLA researchers have come up with a drug therapy which could unlock paralysed ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 04, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Medical Physicists: CT Scans Safe

Mayo Clinic professor of radiological physics Cynthia McCollough calls last fall's news from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center the straw that broke the camel's back for the CT scan community, at least when it comes ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stroke group expands time for clot-busting drugs

(AP) -- A change to stroke treatment guidelines is expanding the time that some patients can get clot-busting drugs. Current recommendations limit the use of the medicine to within three hours after the start of stroke symptoms. ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study expands window for effective stroke treatment

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.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Poor sleep quality leads to poorer prognosis after stroke

Stroke victims tend to do worse if they also have diagnosed or undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea prior to having the stroke, according to a study presented April 28, 2009, at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) annual ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Preventing a second stroke is focus of study at Rush University Medical Center

Rush University Medical Center is participating in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study to determine the best course of treatment to reduce the risk of stroke patients suffering another stroke. The study will determine ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0