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Patients with prehypertension 'at increased risk of stroke'
It is well known that high blood pressure increases the risk of stroke - the fourth leading cause of death in the US. The threshold for high blood pressure diagnosis, or hypertension, is 140/90 mmHg. But new research suggests that even people with blood pressure lower than this - but higher than normal - have an increased stroke risk.The research team, including Dr. Dingli Xu of Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China, recently published their findings in the journal Neurology.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 13, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Patients with even slightly high blood pressure 'at increased risk of stroke'
It is well known that high blood pressure increases the risk of stroke - the fourth leading cause of death in the US. The threshold for high blood pressure diagnosis, or hypertension, is 140/90 mmHg. But new research suggests that even people with blood pressure lower than this - but higher than normal - have an increased stroke risk.The research team, including Dr. Dingli Xu of Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China, recently published their findings in the journal Neurology.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 13, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
New routines could help stroke patients battle fatigue
People who have suffered a stroke often experience severe fatigue. But doctors find it hard to help these patients as their experiences of fatigue may not necessarily be caused by physiological problems. New research from University of Copenhagen suggests that dreams of returning to everyday life as it was before the stroke may contribute to the patients' experiences of fatigue and that it may be a help to establish new routines instead of trying to regain old ones.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
In elderly patients, hemicraniectomy after major stroke improves survival odds
Patients who are over the age of 60 and have suffered a major stroke due to blockage of the middle cerebral artery benefit from hemicraniectomy - removal of part of the skull located above the affected brain tissue. The procedure relieves increased pressure on the brain in the first 48 hours after the stroke. These patients' chances of survival increase two-fold if they undergo surgery. However, patients who have been operated on often survive with severe disabilities, while patients who do not undergo the surgery generally die quickly.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Individualized stroke care offered by bedside optical monitoring of cerebral blood flow
Using a University of Pennsylvania-designed device to noninvasively and continuously monitor cerebral blood flow (CBF) in acute stroke patients, researchers from Penn Medicine and the Department of Physics & Astronomy in Penn Arts and Sciences are now learning how head of bed (HOB) positioning affects blood flow reaching the brain. Most patients admitted to the hospital with an acute stroke are kept flat for at least 24 hours in an effort to increase CBF in vulnerable brain regions surrounding the damaged tissue.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
New potential strategies for disease prevention, treatment have implications for stroke, cardiovascular disease
Scientists studying the genomes of nearly 5,000 people have pinpointed a genetic variant tied to an increased risk for stroke, and have also uncovered new details about an important metabolic pathway that plays a major role in several common diseases. Together, their findings may provide new clues to underlying genetic and biochemical influences in the development of stroke and cardiovascular disease, and may also help lead to new treatment strategies.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Stroke may accelerate long-term cognitive decline
A new study suggests that stroke survivors may be at risk from accelerated and persistent decline in cognitive function during the years following their stroke.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Recovering female stroke victims may benefit from uric acid
The results of a new study published in the journal Stroke suggest that uric acid may be an effective therapy for women recovering from a stroke.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Work stress linked to greater risk of stroke
High-stress jobs can lead to stroke, especially in women, finds new research. The higher the demands of the job, the less control one has and the higher the stroke risk.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Bilingualism may protect cognitive function following stroke
A study of more than 600 stroke patients from India finds speaking multiple languages may help protect cognitive function after stroke.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Stroke hospitalizations rising for young adults and African-Americans
While overall, fewer Americans are being hospitalized for ischemic stroke, among young adults and African-Americans, stroke hospitalizations are rising.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Anemia may raise risk of death for stroke patients
Stroke patients who have anemia or whose hemoglobin levels are too high may be at greater risk of death in the year after stroke, study finds.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Obesity does not predict equal risk for all stroke types
Being overweight or obese is a well-known risk factor for stroke. However, recent research shows that this risk is not equal across all types of stroke.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Eye stroke: Symptoms, risks, and treatment
In this article, learn about what an eye stroke is. How is an eye stroke diagnosed, how can it be prevented, and what treatment is available?
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Multiple births linked to improved stroke recovery
A new study of female mice has suggested that while giving birth multiple times may raise stroke risk, it may also improve recovery from stroke.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
