Stroke Education

Stroke

>Stroke Quiz
>Stroke: Test Your Knowledge

All Wellness Library articles (9 items)Wellness Library

> For Young Women, What's Your Stroke Risk?
> Ministrokes Deserve Maximum Attention
> Six Symptoms You Should Never Ignore

Act Fast! Strokes Treatable if Caught Early
Strokes don't have to be disabling or deadly. Knowing the warning signs of a stroke and acting quickly may help you or your loved one escape the damaging effects of a "brain attack."

Tests and Procedures

Carotid Endarterectomy/Carotid Angioplasty with Stenting
Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) may be performed to treat a blockage or narrowing of the carotid arteries, thus improving blood supply to the brain. Carotid artery angioplasty with stenting (CAS) is a procedure currently being used on selected patients who are at high risk for surgery.

All Adult Health Library articles (11 items)Adult Health Library

> Evaluation Procedures for Stroke
> Overview of Stroke
> Rehabilitation for Stroke

Effects of Stroke (Brain Attack)
When an area of the brain is damaged, which typically occurs with a stroke, an impairment may result. An impairment is the loss of normal function of part of the body. Sometimes, an impairment may result in a disability, or inability to perform an activity in a normal way.

Krames Patient Education Sheets

> Symptoms of Stroke
> What Is a TIA?

Stroke: Taking Medications

Related Medicines

Alteplase, tPA		Aspirin, ASA; Dipyridamole
Aspirin, ASA; Pravastatin		Clopidogrel
Ramipril		Simvastatin
Ticlopidine

Smoking Boosts Stroke Risk

Men who smoke increase their risk for bleeding stroke every time they light up, says the American Stroke Association. An 18-year study of more than 20,000 men found that those who smoke more than a pack of cigarettes a day double their stroke risk compared with people who have never smoked or those who've kicked their habits.

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