Non-invasive brain stimulation can help stroke patients recover from chronic speech-language impairment, according to new research. That was the initial result of a study by Dr. Roy Hamilton, the co-director of the Laboratory for Cognition and Neural Stimulation at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. His study was published in..
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New research published Wednesday found that people who have suffered traumatic brain injury (TBI) appear significantly more likely to have a stroke — 30 percent more likely. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130626162618.htm “Both stroke and traumatic brain injury are common, costly, and leading causes of severe disability in adults, and approximately 20 percent of..
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The production of certain brain cells, called astrocytes, thought to be an impediment to healing may actually be needed to staunch bleeding and foster repair after a stroke or head trauma, according to researchers at Duke Medicine. Duke issued a press release on the results of the study, which was..
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New research has found that a component of fish oil reduced brain damage in mice following a stroke, according to a press release from Columbia University Medical Center. That’s what happened in layman’s terms. http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news-room/2013/02/20/omega-3-lipid-emulsions-markedly-protect-brain-after-stroke-in-mouse-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=omega-3-lipid-emulsions-markedly-protect-brain-after-stroke-in-mouse-study#.USmNr_J9tvQ Here is what happened in Columbia’s language: Triglyceride lipid emulsions rich in an omega-3 fatty..
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There’s been quite a bit of speculation regarding the blood clot that was discovered near Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s brain, a condition she remains hospitalized for at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. She is being treated with blood thinners to dissolve it. The first statement put out..
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Date: 10/20/2008 5:05 PM By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ The government has approved the first noninvasive brain stimulator to treat depression — a device that beams magnetic pulses through the skull. If it sounds like science-fiction, well, those woodpecker-like pulses trigger small electrical charges that spark brain..
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A side note to the story below: Most people would never connect these two words: stroke and trauma. But stroke is a problem that affects at least 10% of our clients, yet such strokes are never diagnosed acutely. Strokes in automobile wrecks happen predominantly in two ways: First, the twisting..
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Date: 9/24/2008 6:52 PM By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Stroke sufferers can still benefit from clot-busting medicine even if they receive it an hour or so beyond the current three-hour window after symptoms start, an important new study suggests. The finding could potentially extend treatment to..
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I just got an interesting email from Jayne: Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:S * Ask the individual to SMILE.T * Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS. If..
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