http://stroke.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Stroke GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hi http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-07-13T07:27:16Z Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:27:16 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/08/04/fever-and-acute-stroke-a-bad-combination.htm Though many people don't know it, the brain is fairly resilient and it is often able to bounce back relatively well  after a stroke.   I have seen people recover... http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/08/04/fever-and-acute-stroke-a-bad-combination.htm Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:46:10 +0000 2009-08-04T22:46:10Z http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/07/13/exercise-for-a-better-brain.htm After a stroke many people complain that their brain capacity is just "not the same". They simply aren't as "quick witted as they used to be", and they forget... http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/07/13/exercise-for-a-better-brain.htm Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:27:16 +0000 2009-07-13T07:27:16Z http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/07/06/stroke-hospitals-offer-better-care-for-tia-patients.htm By definition a TIA is a brief episode of a given neurological abnormality that resolves on its own, and by definition, TIA sufferers recover completely within a few minutes (or... http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/07/06/stroke-hospitals-offer-better-care-for-tia-patients.htm Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:15:14 +0000 2009-07-06T19:15:14Z http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/06/21/stroke-and-pregnancy.htm Stroke in pregnancy is an extremely rare event. However, when it occurs, it does in the context of high blood pressure, sinus thrombosis, or reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS).... http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/06/21/stroke-and-pregnancy.htm Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:45:07 +0000 2009-06-21T21:45:07Z http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/06/17/intracranial-stent-risk-factors.htm When a blood vessel becomes narrow due to atherosclerosis, doctors sometimes can re-open it by performing an endovascular procedure in which a "stent", a small metal device, is placed in... http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/06/17/intracranial-stent-risk-factors.htm Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:57:33 +0000 2009-06-17T04:57:33Z http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/06/15/gender-does-not-influence-the-outcome-of-tpa.htm As we learn more about the treatment of acute stroke with tPA, more and more questions become answered by different studies across the globe. One obvious question has been... http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/06/15/gender-does-not-influence-the-outcome-of-tpa.htm Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:36:21 +0000 2009-06-15T05:36:21Z http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/06/02/when-a-tia-hits-stroke-tends-to-follow-quick.htm About half of the people who suffer a TIA, or ministroke, tend to suffer an actual stroke within 24 hours. This was recently found in a study out of... http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/06/02/when-a-tia-hits-stroke-tends-to-follow-quick.htm Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:08:08 +0000 2009-06-02T07:08:08Z http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/05/26/stroke-and-utilization-behavior.htm Stroke symptoms can be very strange, and challenging, and they say a lot about the complexity of our brains. One of the most interesting symptoms of stroke is called... http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/05/26/stroke-and-utilization-behavior.htm Tue, 26 May 2009 07:12:49 +0000 2009-05-26T07:12:49Z http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/05/21/stroke-and-alien-hand-syndrome.htm One of the most interesting symptoms of certain strokes is called the alien hand syndrome, which causes a person who has suffered strokes in very specific areas of both frontal... http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/05/21/stroke-and-alien-hand-syndrome.htm Thu, 21 May 2009 06:39:38 +0000 2009-05-21T06:39:38Z http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/05/13/telemedicine-for-stroke-care.htm Believe it or not the US only has 4 neurologists for each 100,000 people. This is rarely a problem in most large cities, but it is a major one... http://stroke.about.com/b/2009/05/13/telemedicine-for-stroke-care.htm Wed, 13 May 2009 20:49:45 +0000 2009-05-13T20:49:45Z