Science news articles about 'minor strokes'

... 10 years old, but she already has suffered two strokes. The first occurred on Christmas Eve a few years ago ... , but later suffered a second minor stroke. About 3,200 strokes occur each year in children ...

... services, and the choice of healthcare provider in patients with a definite or probable TIA or minor stroke. They found that current opening hours can increase the delay in assessment. Most patients ...

... opportunity for assessment and urgent referral to specialist care of patients with a transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke, which could prevent over 500 recurrent strokes a year in England alone, ...

... strategies that can potentially limit the devastating consequences of stroke and its impact on the health care budget. Our study ... attack (0.97 percent), two minor strokes (1.94 percent) and one major ...

... second stroke within 24 hours of a minor stroke," said Rothwell. "We found a second stroke rate of about 5 percent, with half of all second strokes within seven days occurring in the first 24 ...

... identified all people at Ontario hospitals with a diagnosis of stroke over four years. Of the 16,400 patients ... Any person who experiences even a minor stroke should get to the emergency room immediately ...

... (CRF). The research showed a low number of strokes and cardiac events in patients who had stents implanted utilizing a ... strokes 2.1% (major stroke ─ 1.3% and minor stroke ─ 0.9%) and all myocardial ...