Strokes are the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of disability, according to the American Stroke Association. "Stroke is injury to the brain from impairment of ...
Eight years ago, at the age of 53, Jeff Miller woke up, got out of bed and fell to the floor. Although he was having trouble seeing, he managed to get down the stairs to the first floor of his home ...
She was on call and it was a busy week. Angelica Soberon-Cassar, Medical Director at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Greenville, was used to tension and the busy schedule of an active ...
NEWS AT FOUR. CONTINUES. HE WAS LUCKY THAT HE GOT TREATMENT QUICKLY. OFTEN THESE PATIENTS DON’T SURVIVE WHEN EVERY SECOND COUNTS. YOU NEED TO KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF A STROKE. SOMEONE HAS A ...
A fit and healthy 50-year-old man was left permanently unable to feel his left side after his daily energy drink consumption caused him to suffer a stroke. The unidentified patient was otherwise ...
HOW A NEW APP HOPES TO GET YOUR ATTENTION. IT TURNS OUT MOST STROKE SYMPTOMS ARE ACTUALLY MINOR. FOR DOCTOR AMER DE HAAN, THAT’S A MAJOR PROBLEM. PEOPLE TEND TO SHRUG IT OFF. THEIR DECISION CAN BE ...