Every year, around 46,000 people in the UK experience a transient ischaemic attack TIA, or ‘mini stroke’, for the first time.
The incidence of stroke following a transient ischemic attack (TIA) has decreased somewhat over the past 50 years but hardly at all during the past decade, a new meta-analysis shows. "This systematic ...
In the U.S., a person has a stroke every 40 seconds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — making strokes just as widespread as they are dangerous. There are different ...
Last Friday, Oct. 10, I was having dinner with some of my son’s friends and their parents when in the middle of our meal, I noticed that the mother of his friend kept leaning toward her left side.
Many people have never heard of a transient ischemic attack, or TIA, but it is something everyone should understand. A TIA is ...
New research reveals that the danger doesn’t end after a “mini-stroke,” and long-term prevention may depend on recognizing ...
DALLAS -- Fewer than half of patients were prescribed a dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) regimen after minor stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), a population-based registry showed. For strokes ...
Because of the trust you have with your patients, you are in a unique position to notice, evaluate, and act on neurologic and other conditions your patients experience. As you are interacting with ...
Every year, nearly 800,000 people will have a stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of these strokes will be what’s called ischemic, which is when blood flow to the ...
New research reveals five factors that may predict another stroke after a mini stroke, including hypertension, smoking and ...