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Aerobic Walking Makes Stroke Survivors Feel FitAerobic Walking Makes Stroke Survivors Feel Fit
Aerobic walking improves physical fitness and endurance in people with chronic stroke, and such exercise should be part of their after-stroke care. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Swedish Stroke Data Has Good News and BadSwedish Stroke Data Has Good News and Bad
Overall ischemic stroke rates have declined sharply in Sweden over the past 25 years, as have overall mortality rates after a first stroke. But some troubling trends among young Swedes are cause for alarm.
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

PHANTOM-S: Mobile Stroke Unit Reduces Time to tPA PHANTOM-S: Mobile Stroke Unit Reduces Time to tPA
Evaluation of stroke patients and administration of tPA in a special ambulance converted into a mobile stroke unit enabled more patients to be treated and reduced time to treatment in a German study. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Risk of First Stroke Rises With Risk Factors, AF or NotRisk of First Stroke Rises With Risk Factors, AF or Not
The novel finding has implications for one of the frontiers of cardiology: whether antithrombotic therapy may be appropriate for patients with abundant risk factors for ischemic stroke but no history of stroke or atrial fibrillation, observe researchers; their findings were based on hospital and pharmacy data representing most of Denmark. Heartwire
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Stroke Center Certification Programs Compared Stroke Center Certification Programs Compared
A new study suggests that Get With the Guidelines-Stroke certification may be better at identifying hospitals providing timely and appropriate stroke care than the Joint Commission-AHA program. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Global Stroke Burden on the Rise in Younger AdultsGlobal Stroke Burden on the Rise in Younger Adults
New studies confirm stroke is increasingly affecting younger population and suggests the global burden of stroke may double by 2030. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Brain Therapy Helps Rehabilitate Stroke PatientsBrain Therapy Helps Rehabilitate Stroke Patients
A new brain-based stroke therapy appears to be effective and provides insight into shifts in brain activation patterns that occur during stroke rehabilitation. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radiology News Source Type: news

Improving Stroke Care in Rural SettingsImproving Stroke Care in Rural Settings
A new paper looks at what constitutes an acute stroke-ready hospital and how measures to improve stroke care in underserved areas can be accomplished. Medscape Neurology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Commentary Source Type: news

Post-Stroke Fatigue and Functional Outcome in Young AdultsPost-Stroke Fatigue and Functional Outcome in Young Adults
This study found that post-stroke fatigue continues to plague younger stroke patients over the long-term, with deleterious effect on functional outcome. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Ethnic Differences in Ischemic Stroke in Young-Onset StrokeEthnic Differences in Ischemic Stroke in Young-Onset Stroke
Are there ethnic differences in ischemic stroke etiology or subtype among young adults? BMC Neurology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Atrial Fibrillation and Risk of Stroke Atrial Fibrillation and Risk of Stroke
Atrial fibrillation is a well-established risk factor for ischemic stroke. But how much of that risk is dependent on concomitant stroke risk factors?Europace
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news

Genetic Predisposition to Ischemic Stroke Genetic Predisposition to Ischemic Stroke
The authors investigated the accuracy of a new method of genetic stroke risk prediction, polygenic risk score. Is it superior to previous models?Stroke
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Oral Anticoagulants in Older Adults With AF After Stroke Oral Anticoagulants in Older Adults With AF After Stroke
Despite the high risk of recurrent stroke, a large percentage of older patients with atrial fibrillation are not prescribed an oral anticoagulant after initial ischemic stroke. Why not?Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Comfort Care Measures Vary Widely After Stroke Comfort Care Measures Vary Widely After Stroke
A new study shows differences in the number of patients receiving only comfort measures after a stroke between stroke types and between hospitals across the country.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Dietary Protein Intake and Stroke Risk in Japan Dietary Protein Intake and Stroke Risk in Japan
This study examined the influence of both vegetable and animal protein sources.Stroke
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news