The Canadian Transient Ischaemic Score was more accurate than the ABCD² and ABCD²I scores in determining patients’ risk for a subsequent stroke within 7 days of having a minor one or a transient ischemic attack, recent data showed.
According to researchers, the ABCD² score is “the best-known score” for assessing stroke risk in patients with transient ischemic
When you’re living with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), the most common form of the disease, one of your top priorities is working to prevent relapses so you can keep living the life you want. Relapses a.k.a. attacks or flares are when you start experiencing new symptoms or old symptoms start to get worse, according to the National MS Society. These flares happen because of inflammation in the central nervous system, which is what leads to MS symptoms in the first place. We asked the experts for the best ways to prevent and manage MS flares.
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Understanding MS Relapses
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1. Hitting the snooze button
The extra minutes aren t restorative and could be disrupting your REM sleep, which can cause negative mental and physical effects.
Niket Sonpal of Touro College of Medicine recommends setting your clock ahead by 15 minutes to get some extra time in the morning.
2. Immediately reaching for your phone
Naomi Parrella of Rush University Medical Group says you shouldn t let your phone “hijack” your first thoughts and feelings of the day. To set boundaries, try taking a few deep breaths, drinking some water or stretching first.
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3. Eating sugar too soon
Along with ultra-processed breakfast foods, sugar can promote a hormonal shift, causing a roller coaster ride of hunger, moodiness and an eventual sugar crash.
Three Bad Habits To Avoid Every Morning
Do you snooze your alarm clock 5 times before you get out of bed? Cause I definitely do. It looks like we re not alone either because more than half of us do it. If you re not a morning person, you re probably guilty of most of these bad morning habits.
According to Huffpost, a good morning routine is essential. It can help improve your productivity and has some health benefits. I used to try to get up about 2 hours before I had to get to work, but now that I wake up before the roosters do, I no longer do that.