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Best practices for caregivers to regain movements after stroke
Follow these six expert recommended best practices for better, faster recovery after a stroke.
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Bedsores (pressure injuries) after stroke
Bedsores after stroke is a serious problem. With proper knowledge and care, it can be avoided.
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Avoid prolonged bed rest for faster stroke recovery
Detrimental effects of prolonged bed rest are many. Find out what researchers say.
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How to improve arm function after a stroke: Caregiver’s guide
Researchers uncovered several secrets for better recovery of arm movements, Use those in your recovery journey.
Movement recovery
Personal care
Recovery journey
Social support
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Cochrane reviews on urine incontinence research
Cochrane reviews about urine incontinence
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How stroke causes speech problems
Stroke can cause unique speech problems; two common ones include Broca’s aphasia and Wernike’s aphasia. This post explores those two and how stroke creates them. Let us begin with Broca’s aphasia. Broca’s aphasia This type of speech problem occurs due to a stroke attack in Broca’s area. Where is it located? Broca’s area (Figure 1) The…
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Neurons
An illustrated neuron graphic
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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…
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