Medical innovations have led to better patient care and reduced mortality rates. Stroke care is a prime example. Medical scholars attribute the discovery to Hippocrates over 2,000 years ago. During these initial days, it was not uncommon for patients to receive...
Stroke Prevention
Avoiding Acute Stroke – A Physician-Patient Shared Responsibility
Ischemic stroke occurs when blood stops flowing to part of your brain and cells begin to die. Depending on what area of the brain is affected, one can experience a loss of movement, speech, understanding and, if extensive enough, death. A patient's lifestyle choices...
New Stroke Prevention Guidelines for Women
Stoke Prevention Guidelines for women have just been issued by the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) to reduce their risk of stroke. The issue of how men and women differ in their stroke risks has long been discussed so these...