Stroke

Using Singing Therapy After a Stroke

A stroke can be devastating for the patient. Caused by either a blood clot (ischemic stroke) or a ruptured blood vessel (hemorrhagic stroke), a stroke disrupts the blood flow to the brain, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Using Stents to Prevent Strokes

According to the New York Times, strokes kill 140,000 Americans a year, making it the third leading cause of death.

Prevent Stroke through Healthy Diet, Check Ups

In the first part of this article, we discussed the causes and types of a stroke, as well as the symptoms and a few of the ways we can prevent them from happening.

Symptoms of a Stroke

A stroke happens when blood flow to the brain is cut off or blocked, either by narrowed blood vessels or by a blood clot.

Study: Cut the salt, save 92,000 lives a year

The numbers are so large they are hard to believe. Cutting just a bit of salt from our daily diets – 3 grams, or about a teaspoon – could help prevent as many as 99,000 heart attacks, 66,000 strokes and and 92,000 deaths a year in the United States.

As Winter Comes, So Do Vitamin D Deficiencies

A string of recent discoveries about the multiple health benefits of vitamin D has renewed interest in this multi-purpose nutrient while increasing awareness of the huge numbers of people who are deficient in it. At the same time, new research of this essential vitamin has even led to an appreciation of it as “nature's antibiotic.”

Migraines: A Real Big Pain In The Head

Let’s face it – migraines hurt.

Carotid Artery Screening: Serious Test or Serious Scam?

I received a flyer in the mail last week about a stroke/carotid artery screening (plus several other heart tests) for the low price of $139. I didn’t pay too much attention to it until two patients brought in the same exact flyer wanting to know if they should do it and get the screening.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Mimics Stroke

Five years ago, I thought I was having a stroke.

I certainly had some of the symptoms. I was having trouble talking and understanding speech. I had numbness in my face and body, dizziness, and vertigo. I became increasingly disoriented. And the doctor found that my blood pressure had shot disconcertingly high.

Stroke! The Brief Window for Diagnosis and Treatment

It's not unusual for a woman having a stroke to be misdiagnosed as having a heart attack. Some symptoms women experience during a stroke certainly appear similar to cardiac distress. The knowledge of this fact doesn't help when you are the woman having the stroke, as the window for early treatment slowly closes.