Stroke

Although we’ve seen a lot of improvement when it comes to stroke mortality rate, the recovery rate of stroke patients has remained stagnant over the years. According to the National Stroke Association, only about 10% of stroke survivors…

The relationship between strokes and diabetics has been made unambiguous in the past couple of years. At least, in the fact that we know that the odds of a diabetic experiencing a stroke is 1.5 times greater than those who do not suffer…

There are many risk factors to contend with when it comes to identifying a person’s potential for a stroke. One of these risk factors, is Peripheral Arterial Disease, a condition that is marked by the build-up of plaque in the arteries that…

It is possible to diagnose the risk of a stroke based on various physical tests and brain scans, but an actual stroke can be diagnosed only after suffering from a suspected attack.   After being admitted to the hospital, the first thing…

Strokes are the second most common cause of death in adults, and the mortality rate of stroke patients are at 11.9%. But, how does stroke cause death? According to a study conducted in 2013, the most common cause of death in stroke patients…

The effects of a stroke differ from patient to patient, depending not only on the severity of the stroke and the area of the brain that it damages but also on what causes the stroke and the age of the patient that has been afflicted. As…

 Recovering from a stroke is a process that can take months, years, and even decades. If you want to know how long it will take for you to recover from a stroke, you will first need to learn how the stroke has affected you.  We’ve broken…

The type of stroke incurred is in direct correlation to its cause. Meaning, that the main causes of a stroke are different depending on the type of stroke that occurs. Down below, we’re going to be breaking down the two most common types of…

Anxiety is associated with many mental and physical conditions, and recent studies would suggest that anxiety can in fact cause a stroke as well. This study was conducted by the American Heart Association, who concluded that people …

According to the NIH, about 795,000 people in the United States have strokes each year, and of those people, around 137,000 die. It’s one of the leading causes of death and or permanent disablement, which makes it all the more vital to know…