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- Atrial Fibrillation and StrokeUpdated: Wed Jun 25 02:40:58 2008
Atrial fibrillation is a type of arrhythmia in which the upper chambers of the heart (the atria) beat erratically leading to the formation of dangerous blood clots which can migrate to the brain an… - Heart Conditions That Increase Your Risk of StrokeUpdated: Wed Jun 25 02:34:51 2008
This brief article described the heart conditions which can predispose you to have a stroke… - Stroke Recovery - Stroke and Feeding TubesUpdated: Wed Jun 18 23:06:45 2008
Stroke can lead to severe enough difficulty swallowing to require the temporary, or even permanent, placement of a feeding tube. But deciding whether or not to allow doctors to place of a feeding t… - Transcortical Aphasias - The Brain and Transcortical AphasiasUpdated: Tue Jun 17 03:56:03 2008
Transcortical aphasias are caused by damage to special language processing areas in the brain. This article explains how damage to the the "language association areas" of the brain cause… - Learn to Recognize The Symptoms of StrokeUpdated: Mon Jun 16 18:38:50 2008
A stroke is caused by the sudden interruption of blood flow to an area of the brain. Its symptoms depend on the function of the part of the brain that is affected. Here we delineate the most commo… - Hospitals for Stroke Care-Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke …Updated: Mon Jun 16 12:33:26 2008
Primary stroke centers are hospitals which have been certified by the Joint Commission as centers that comply with the latest hospital guidelines for the treatment of stroke. Find out which hospit… - Stroke Center - Primary Stroke CentersUpdated: Mon Jun 16 11:53:27 2008
New advances in stroke care have brought to life the concept of the Stroke Center, a specialized facility within a hospital where a group of people who specialize in stroke care work together to di… - Perinatal Stroke and Childhood EpilepsyUpdated: Sat Jun 14 23:47:22 2008
Perinatal strokes are strokes that occur around the time of birth. They leave babies with a great propensity to develop childhood epilepsy. Learn about perinatal strokes and about why they can b… - CEA - Carotid Artery Surgery - Definition of CEA - Definition of Car…Created: Tue Jun 10 02:04:34 2008
What is a carotid endarterectomy? Learn the definition of carotid endarterectomy, or CEA…