Posted in journeys to the brain stroke basics

Neurons

An illustrated neuron graphic

Continue Reading...
Posted in journeys to the brain stroke basics

The neuron forest

“Neuron” by NIH-NCATS is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Our brain contains about 100 billion neurons; it looks like a neuron forest. because a neuron is more or less similar to a tree. Neurons are a special kind of cell. At one end, it sprouts a large number of very thin short threads – “dendrites”. The ends of these receive electrical signals from other neurons via small fluid-filled ponds – “synapses”. The received signals pass along until it reaches the tree (cell) body. From there, it shoots away to the next neuron through another thicker branch; it is named “Axon”. So, dendrites take electrical…

Continue Reading...
Posted in Be an advocate

Who cares for caregivers?

Marguerite Blais

Continue Reading...
Posted in emergency stroke care

Clot removal effective even six hours after stroke

It is good news; until 2018, we knew that neurosurgeons can salvage living neurons only if they remove the clot within six hours of the block. Now, we know it is not so. They can go ahead with the operation if a patient is ready for the surgery even after six hours. About the study This finding was published in the The New England of Journal of Medicine in 2018. An eminent group of US researchers conducted this study recruiting stroke patients from 32 stroke centres; so, it was a multi-centre study. They compared recovery levels of two groups of…

Continue Reading...
Posted in emergency stroke care

Do you know about the clot-busting drug?

American Heart and Stroke Associations promote use of tPA although not all emergency physicians do not adhere to the practice.

Continue Reading...
Posted in stroke rehabilitation walking after a stroke

Walking sticks (canes) for stroke patients

Find all about useful and practical evidence-based info about canes.

Continue Reading...