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Signs & Symptoms
How Stroke Symptoms Affect Your Brain
Since strokes symptoms affect the brain they can have far-reaching effects on the body. Most strokes are caused by lifestyle choices that result in visceral obesity, hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, perip... Read entire article »
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Do You Know What to Do If You Think You Are Having a Stroke or a Mini-Stroke?
If you think you are having a stroke or a mini-stroke, call 911 immediately. The earlier you get to the emergency room, the greater the chances that you will receive the proper treatment, which can minimize and... Read entire article »
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How to Know if You or a Loved One is Having a Stroke
Strokes are the third leading cause of death in the United States. There are approximately 700,000 strokes in the United States each year and about 160,000 deaths.
A stroke is a highly treatable disease like a ... Read entire article »
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Risk Factors & Prevention
The Top 10 Risk Factors for a Stroke & How to Protect Yourself
The major factors that can affect your risk of having a stroke are:
Age. The risk of having a stroke doubles every ten years after age 55.
Gender. Men are more likely to have a stroke than women.
Race. African... Read entire article »
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How to Prevent a Stroke
Research has shown that both diet and fitness is integral to preventing a stroke. Aspirin can also be beneficial; talk to your physician to see if daily aspirin would be helpful for you.
Dietary measures for st... Read entire article »
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Recovering From a Stroke
How Music Therapy Can Help After a Stroke or Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
Music therapy can have a dramatic effect on people after a stroke or a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. People familiar with Alzheimer's disease know this: memory loss and other effects are retrograde. That i... Read entire article »
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What to Expect After a Major Stroke: Examination & Therapy
As of 2006, only two hundred hospitals in the U.S. had been certified as primary stroke centers to administer whatever therapy is deemed necessary immediately, although that number has been increasing rapidly. ... Read entire article »
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Speech Therapy Basics: What are Speech Language Pathologists & How Can They Help?
Speech therapy, also known as speech-language pathology, is the study of disorders that affect a person’s speech, language, cognition, voice or swallowing and the rehabilitation of these issues, which can... Read entire article »
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