For patients who have experienced certain common types of stroke, a small chip inserted under the skin may help physicians predict their likelihood of experiencing a second stroke, and therefore their likelihood of benefiting from preventive therapy. The findings come from a recent clinical trial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and… Read More: A small chip under the skin may predict second stroke »
881 Shares Statistics relating to strokes and falls are bleak, with research revealing that strokes can increase the risk of falling by 4 times and drastically increase the risk of breaking a hip following a fall. Approximately 80% of individuals who have strokes will also have impaired balance to some degree. A study which presented… Read More: Can Yoga Help Improve Balance for Stroke Victims? »
A Mississippi man who experienced a blood clot after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, has been left paralyzed on one side of his body and unable to talk, his family said. Brad Malagarie, 43, of St. Martin, suffered a stroke soon after stepping out last week to get the one-dose shot, news station WLOX reported.… Read More: Family blames Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after man reportedly… »
Having high blood pressure and high cholesterol really raises your risk of a stroke, so you should take steps to keep both of them down. Has their mouth or an eye drooped? If blood cannot carry energy and oxygen to part of the brain due to a blocked or burst blood vessel, some cells in… Read More: Blood pressure that can cause a stroke »