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Strokes Can Be Linked To Stress
Strokes Can Be Linked To Stress
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  • Stroke, Stroke Prevention,
  • Stress burdens your psyche as well as your body with additional emotional and physical tension, and it can easily take control of your life if you let it. Whether it surrounds your health, work, or personal life, it’s easy to allow this weight to hang over your shoulders for long periods of time; days, months,…
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    What Is The Blood-Brain Barrier & Why Is It So Important?
    What Is The Blood-Brain Barrier & Why Is It So Important?
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  • Stroke, Stroke Treatment
  • Our brain houses billions of neurons that are responsible for transmitting information to nerve cells, muscles and glands. It comes as no surprise, then, that the brain is considered the most complex organ in our body. Not only is it the most complex organ in the human body, but it is also the most important…
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    Post-Stroke Fatigue & How To Treat It
    Post-Stroke Fatigue & How To Treat It
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  • Stroke, Stroke Caregivers, Stroke Recovery
  • After a stroke, many feelings hit the affected person. One of them, which occurs frequently, is fatigue (post-stroke fatigue), which manifests itself not only as such, but above all as a lack of energy and a feeling of constant tiredness and dizziness. Even if you have successfully recovered from your stroke, fatigue can still be…
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    Left Brain Vs. Right Brain Stroke
    Left Brain Vs. Right Brain Stroke
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  • In the brain, each area is responsible for specific functions and abilities. So it is not surprising that it is a very complex organ, made up of different lobes and folds. A stroke that occurs in one area of the brain may affect the body differently than one that occurs in another area. The three…
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    What Are the 3 Types of Stroke?
    What Are the 3 Types of Stroke?
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  • Stroke, Stroke Recovery, Stroke Symptoms
  • Numerous complications can occur in the body after a cerebrovascular accident (better known as a stroke). These can usually be treated, but can sometimes have an impact on the rest of your life. The length of time that stroke side effects linger depends heavily on the type, severity, and location of the stroke. During the…
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    The Difference Between Stroke & Transient Ischemic Attack
    The Difference Between Stroke & Transient Ischemic Attack
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  • Stroke, Stroke Recovery, Stroke Treatment
  • The different types of stroke Everyone has heard of a stroke. Most also know that it is a brain injury that occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. Without blood flow, this brain tissue begins to die along with the functions controlled by that part of the brain. As…
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    How Long Do Stroke Side-Effects Last?
    How Long Do Stroke Side-Effects Last?
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  • Stroke Recovery, Stroke Symptoms
  • The different effects of a stroke The severity of a stroke that a person suffers cannot be predicted in advance. Since each stroke can affect each person differently, this requires an examination by a specialised neurologist. Physicians measure the initial damage of a stroke by using the NIHSS (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale). This…
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    5 Safe Post-Stroke Activities To Guide Recovery
    5 Safe Post-Stroke Activities To Guide Recovery
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  • Stroke Caregivers, Stroke Recovery
  • Being patient during recovery A stroke is accompanied by immense changes, so it can be very difficult for sufferers to feel like themselves again afterwards. It’s all about taking it one day at a time and staying positive. The best way to ensure a fast recovery is repetition, which helps with creating muscle memory and…
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    What You Should Know About Stroke Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery
    What You Should Know About Stroke Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery
    What Is a Stroke? When a blood vessel carrying oxygen and nutrients to the brain becomes blocked by a clot and a stroke occurs as a result, it is called an ischemic stroke. A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when the affected blood vessel bursts. When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood and…
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    Tips For Flying After a Stroke
    Tips For Flying After a Stroke
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  • Stroke, Stroke Caregivers
  • The fear of flying after a stroke Fear of flying is not uncommon after a stroke. They may have heard that it is unsafe to fly after a stroke. They may also fear the long hours up in the air with their ongoing medical conditions. Flying is a necessary part of life. There is too…
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