Friday, October 28th, 2011
The World Stroke Organization (WSO) declares their solidarity to patients, stroke survivors and their loved ones. At today's World Stroke Day, WSO president Bo Norrving warns that, "The global burden of stroke has reached epidemic proportions and the situation will not improve until strong actions are taken." 15 million ...
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
An individual who has had a stroke and also suffers from atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat) has twice the risk of developing dementia compared to other people, researchers from the University of East Anglia, England revealed in the journal Neurology. Their study found that a stroke survivor who also has an ...
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Friday, February 11th, 2011
The largest study ever on rehab for stroke survivors finds that a walking program at home is just as good as high-tech therapy with a special treadmill.
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Saturday, June 19th, 2010
As many as half of stroke survivors lose some of their ability to move their extremities. Now specialists in rehabilitation medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center are pioneering the use of robotic devices to help them regain this function. Patients are currently being recruited for ongoing clinical research trials ...
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Monday, June 14th, 2010
UroToday.com - Prevalence of urinary incontinence is high (38-60%) in stroke survivors in the acute phase. Urinary incontinence has prognostic significance post stroke; patients with urinary incontinence have high mortality, with 52% dying within 6 months of the stroke. Its presence is also a predictor of moderate or severe disability ...
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