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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…
Who is behind this site? An experienced caregiver advocate with extensive health promotion experience manages this library. Its contents are for informational purposes only. The readers are advised to seek help from a registered health practitioner for their individual health matters.
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