Stroke Management
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Dealing with post-stroke stroke spasticity
Most stroke survivors are familiar with spasticity. In layman’s terms, spasticity means having muscles that feel tight and are hard to move, without you meaning to do so. Moreover, the resistance to movement increases as you try to move faster. Spasticity can be painful and seriously limit your mobility. Spasticity predominantly affects the hands and Continue reading
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Common complications of stroke, their causes, their management, and their prevention.
…is loss of vision in one half of the visual field. Hemianopia can affect one or both eyes and can be caused by damage to the optic nerve or the visual cortex. Hemianopia can interfere with daily tasks that require… Continue reading
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Virtual reality in stroke management and rehabilitation
As technological breakthroughs and capacities increase, so does the capability of gadgets and portable devices to aid in the prevention of strokes and the management of stroke patients’ care. Here are some things you should know about strokes and how to handle them with technology: How does stroke occur? The disorder is characterized as a Continue reading
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Cerenovus aneurysm device for Treating Intracranial Aneurysms
Stroke is a deadly disease that affects 15 million people yearly, with hemorrhagic lesions contributing to 13 percent of total strokes. Hemorrhagic strokes are caused by aneurysms, which occur when a weak point of a vasculature expands till it punctures thus bleeding into the brain. Cerenovus’ BRAVO Flow Diverter device, that could be used to cure patients Continue reading
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Stroke: how mild or transient ischemic stroke Disrupts Neural Processing
Julia was grateful for prompt treatment and a quick recovery after suffering a mild stroke. However, when she resumed her typical routines, she noticed an unexpected side effect. She was unable to maintain the back and forth between participants in work meetings. When she was asked for her own thoughts, she realized she didn’t understand Continue reading
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How can Brain Implants (BCIs) help improve Mobilty in Stroke Patients?
Stroke is the most common medical illness that results in disability. Blood clots or bleeding kill a part of the brain, causing it to go dark and lose control of a part of the body. People lose their ability to walk, see, talk, or control their hand or arm in the same way they used Continue reading
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New technology ‘rewires’ the brain to aid stroke patients in regaining arm function
While conventional tools such as clothespins and cups continue to play an important role in most patients’ recovery journeys, new technology is continually changing the rehabilitation landscape. Stroke recovery and rehabilitation aids have come a long way in the last decade, from video consultations with doctors to robotic gloves and interactive video games. This new Continue reading
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Stroke Survivor Complications: Pain due to Shoulder Subluxation.
According to Stroke.org upto 84% of stroke survivors experience shoulder pain episode associated with shoulder subluxation and motor impairment. What is shoulder subluxation and how does it happen? It’s a partial dislocation of the shoulder joint, simply put. It’s commonly caused by weak rotator cuff muscles, which connect the upper arm bone to the shoulder Continue reading
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