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Increasing rate of strokes seen in younger people of lower socioeconomic status
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 24, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Strokes affecting more young people worldwide Reference: Global and regional burden of stroke during 1990—2010: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
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Protein responsible for brain cell death after stroke
There are many branches of stroke research from prevention, emergency treatment, to rehabilitation technologies and therapies. When a person suffers a stroke, it is a race to try to minimize the death of brain cells that follow the initial damage and oxygen deprivation.
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Treating muscle spasticity after stroke
Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality in Canada. Approximately 40 to 50 thousand people suffer a stroke. Eight out of ten people survive but require varying degrees of rehabilitation. One consequence of stroke that is not mentioned often is muscle spasticity. This requires specific rehabilitation and therapy to help the stroke survivor…