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.
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Walking sticks for stroke patients: Improve balance, confidence, & mobility
Find all about useful and practical evidence-based info about canes.
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What is the “golden hour” of a stroke?
Imagine the following trail of events: You start to observe or more F.A.S.T. stroke symptoms and signs in a person; you call an ambulance; emergency responders arrive at the scene; they determine of a stroke; they rush the person to a stroke unit; the person is treated with a blot clot-dissolving medication. If all these events…
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Understand different stroke types
A stroke can occur either due to a block in an artery or bleeding from an artery. Find out more about it.
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Brain’s blood supply and stroke
brain’s blood flow
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Homunculus on our brain surface
“Homunculus” refers to a small human or a “humanoid” creature. Do we have it on our brain surface? Yes, we can find a homunculus (figuratively) as a map in our brain. Not just one, in fact, we have “two little humanoids”!. This is the story behind this amazing discovery. In 1937, two brilliant scientists, Dr…
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A walk on the brain surface for stroke caregivers
Knowledge about the brain surface will inspire stroke caregivers to make better decisions.
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How meninges protect the brain
brain covers carry out important job lying in-between the bony skull and the pliable brain
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