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In a massive boost to the fight against stroke, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Indian Stroke Association (ISA) released a Position Statement on Stroke
In a massive boost to the fight against stroke, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Indian Stroke Association (ISA) released a Position Statement on Stroke
Stroke That Affects Eye Mandates Emergency Care by Karishma Abhishek on March 11, 2021 at 9:44 AM stroke is also identified to affect the eye. Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a rare form of acute ischemic stroke that results from the blockage of blood flow via the main artery of the eye. It produces painless, immediate vision loss in the impacted eye, with fewer than 20% of people regaining functional vision in that eye. The educational benefit of this rare stroke is reported in a scientific statement, "Management of Central Retinal Artery Occlusion...
May change. if they hit in the front, that's where the personality may change. the side of the brain where the temporal lobes are, that's where the memory is. that's really important. what is concussion? concussion -- the same thing we have like a heart attack, this is a brain attack. you have a big impact. you have your brain that's going to hit something really quick. the skull may stop right there, but the brain is going to fluctuate back and forth. that's where you're going to tear some of the vessels, you may have brain injury and bleeding, et cetera. when that happens, extreme cases of t...
>> i'm feeling good. i, you know, sought treatment at another hospital and was referred to the unit at toronto western. and so i'm being followed by them and monitored and on medication now. to keep this at bay and to prevent any future stroking. >> thank goodness. stacy, we wish you well. quickly, elizabeth, recent studies, i'm hearing about young people and specifically women having strokes. >> yes, some showing that over a 15-year period, a tripling in the rate of strokes for young women. one of the reasons might be just the increase in obesity. a stroke is a brain attack. so whatever would...