Science news articles about 'stroke risk factors'
'Stroke Belt' deaths tied to non-traditional risk factors
... author. Continued analysis of REGARDS data and follow-up study will determine other stroke risk factors and their significance. One detail that emerged in the Annals of Neurology study is that the ...Increased stroke risk from birth control pills
... oral contraceptives, doctors should balance the risks and benefits for each individual patient," said senior ... young woman without any other stroke risk factors, the benefits of birth control pills ...Sudden Hearing Loss Could Indicate Future Stroke
... . The findings haven't been duplicated in other research and should be interpreted cautiously. Researchers suggest patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss be evaluated for stroke risk factors.Guidelines highlight key differences between child and adult stroke
... once thought and the symptoms do not mirror stroke in adults. In its first scientific statement on the topic, ... occur before birth. In adults, stroke risk factors are much different, and include high ...African-Americans may be at higher risk of stroke-causing brain lesions
... for doctors and patients when caring for medically underserved groups of people and optimally treating their stroke risk factors," said Kidwell. Hemorrhagic stroke is two to three times more common ...Can exercise prevent a severe stroke?
... age of 68 who had a stroke and were able to walk on their own. Other stroke risk factors and other diseases and conditions that might interfere with their ability to exercise were considered. The ...Job strain associated with stroke in Japanese men
... average of 11 years. Over this time, 147 strokes occurred, including 91 in men and 56 ... . Among men, adjusting the results for other stroke risk factors slightly lessened the association between job ...Black young adults hospitalized for stroke at much higher rate than whites, Hispanics
... for blacks than whites, but this disparity was explained by a greater prevalence of stroke risk factors and complicating illnesses such as diabetes, coronary artery disease and heart failure. In ...Some stroke survivors' function slowly declines over time
... -based study initiated in 1990 to investigate stroke and stroke risk factors in the multi-ethnic community of ... older. Of the 431 patients for whom initial stroke severity ratings were available: 54.6 ...Migraine raises risk of most common form of stroke
... researchers in Montreal showed a bare doubling of risk, yet mixed together different mathematical ... physicians should consider addressing stroke risk factors in patients with a history or signs of light ...
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