Cochrane review on interventions for urinary incontinence after a stroke
Posted in Bladder control

More research on stroke patients’ bladder control needed

Bladder control research among stroke survivors is urgently needed.

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Seek emergency care within the first hour of symptom onset
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Loved ones may delay emergency care for stroke patients

seek emergency care within the first hour of symptom onset

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a diaper with tabs
Posted in Bladder control

Urine absorbent products for incontinence

Caregivers use diapers, pull-ups, inserts to manage urine incontinence.

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recovery attempts of the brain
Posted in journeys to the brain stroke basics

Our brain’s post-stroke recovery journey

The damaged brain begins its recovery journey in minutes after stroke. Experts group this into five phases. Find out.

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Cochrane reviews on urine incontinence research

Cochrane reviews about urine incontinence

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Posted in journeys to the brain stroke basics

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…

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structure of a typical neuron
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Neurons

An illustrated neuron graphic

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neuron forest
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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 –…

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Who cares for caregivers?

Marguerite Blais

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blood clot in an ischaemic stroke
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…

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