MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'brain stroke'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:32:00 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560441&cid=t_174022_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FYiBAxUUfUnY%2F The same way a brain fitness software program can help increase driving safety for older adults, simple cognitive tests may help determine whether a person can drive safely after a stroke. A recent study analyzed 30 previous studies in which the participants’ driving skills after a stroke were tested in an on-road evaluation. 1,728 individuals with an average age of 61 were involved. On average, 9 months had passed between the stroke and the driving evaluation. Note that 54 percent of the participants passed the on-road evaluation. The authors of the analysis looked for tests scores that could predict the actual driving evaluation outcome. They identified 3 simple cognitive tests that did quite well: a Road Sign Recognition test (assessing traffic knowledge and visual comprehension) a C... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560441 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:59:02 +0100 4560441 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105811&cid=t_174022_113_f&fid=39278&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogsite.mdbuyline.com%2F%3Fp%3D70 Talk about impacting costs and outcomes.  Ultrasound-enhanced thrombolysis is an exciting new technology that offers the promise of extending the treatment window for ischemic stroke.  Thrombolytics are revolutionary drugs that have been available for years, and when used early on, they can increase the survival rate of stroke victims by 25%, allowing improved chances of survival for the 700,000 stroke victims each year that are facing a race against time.  “The brain is not like a muscle; it does not store oxygen or nutrients.  With a heart attack, there is a 12-hour window for treatment; with a stroke, the brain has a three-hour window,” stated Dr. Edward Jauch, emergency physician/director, Stroke Team, University of Cincinnati.  He continued, “The quicker you treat the patie... MD Buyline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105811 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:10:44 +0100 4105811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1883349&cid=t_174022_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D4910 So that daily glass of wine may be good for your heart but it shrinks your brain. What a trade off! a Moderate Alcohol Intake Reduces Brain Volume, Vioxx Confirmed to Increase Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke, New Vitamin D Recommendations for Children (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1883349 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1883349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1538008&cid=t_174022_122_f&fid=35055&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsarasotaneurology.com%2F2008%2F06%2F23%2F41%2F Vertigo is one of the most common causes of dizziness. It is distinctly different from other types of dizziness. With vertigo, a patient feels a spinning or moving sensation. The room or floor can feel like it is moving or the patient may feel a spinning or off balance sensation. Vertigo can sometimes be associated with nausea or vomiting. If severe, walking can be affected with the patient having staggering or inability to walk. Vertigo has many causes but the most common include head trauma, ear infection and Meniere’s disease. Vertigo can frequently occur spontaneously, without a cause, and this is called benign positional vertigo (BPV.) Temporary vertigo can be experienced after getting off an amusement park ride or going out boating (sea sickness.) Meniere’s disease is a c... Sarasota Neurology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1538008 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:14:31 +0100 1538008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1305875&cid=t_174022_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F252194117%2F A few very interesting New York Times articles over the last couple of days, plus a great opportunity for clinicians and researchers in Latin America. - Well: When a Brain Scientist Suffers a Stroke "Dr. Taylor recounts the details of her stroke and the amazing insights she gained from it in a riveting 18-minute video of her speech at the Technology, Entertainment, Design Conference in Monterey, Calif., last month." - Cases Without Borders: Psychotherapy for All: An Experiment "The clinic is at the forefront of a program that has the potential to transform mental health treatment in the developing world. Instead of doctors, the program trains laypeople to identify and treat depression and anxiety and sends them to six community health clinics in Goa, in western India."... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1305875 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:03:11 +0100 1305875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1327530&cid=t_174022_87_f&fid=35060&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthnewsblog.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fhnblog.pl%3Fhnblog%3D312081 Jill Bolte Taylor became a brain scientist because she wanted to study her brother's schizophrenia. In this talk at TED she explains how she analyzed her own stroke after a blood vessel exploded in the left side of her brain. She explains how she felt her own brain fuctions slip away. She says she became an "infant in a woman's body." Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another. She brings an actual human brain to the TED conference. You c... HealthNewsBlog.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1327530 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:00:00 +0100 1327530