A new study published in Neurology reveals that how well you fare after a stroke or other neurological event may come down to where you live.
Stroke risk factors may shift with age, along with prevention goals: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 24, 2023
Hypertension and type 2 diabetes are key risk factors for stroke, but the association may decrease as patients age, investigators say.
CDC: Stroke ‘very unlikely’ in seniors who receive updated COVID vaccine booster
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 18, 2023
The CDC is investigating bivalent booster shot safety after one of its monitoring systems flagged a potential risk of stroke among seniors.
U.S. stroke deaths on the rise after 4 decades of decline
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 09, 2023
Unless stroke prevention and treatment improves, total U.S. stroke fatalities will rise as the millennial generation ages, investigators say.
Alzheimer’s drug plus clot buster caused brain hemorrhage death: report
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 06, 2023
A clot-busting drug administered during a stroke helped lead to the death of a patient taking the experimental Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab, a peer-reviewed autopsy analysis has revealed.
Singing rehab supports speech recovery, caregiver well-being after stroke: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 04, 2023
Singing-based group rehabilitation not only supports communication and speech production in stroke survivors with aphasia, but benefits caregivers as well, investigators say.
Chronic pain after stroke may alter body perceptions, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 21, 2022
Stroke survivors with chronic pain may perceive that their stroke-affected hand is a different size, giving therapists a new target for rehabilitation, researchers say.
Staff warms partially paralyzed resident with family quilt project
By
Joe Bush
Dec 07, 2022
Every day Good Samaritan Society – Manson resident Linda Mack has her great grandma, grandma and mother to keep her warm.
Older adults with atrial fibrillation remain undertreated with oral anticoagulants — despite the availability of new and better drugs, investigators say.
Brain bleeds up in patients with COVID treated for ischemic stroke
Nov 10, 2022
Ischemic stroke patients with COVID-19 have higher rates of intracranial bleeding and worse clinical outcomes after revascularization treatment than similar patients without COVID-19, researchers report.