My Double Stroke & The Devastating Impact!
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Stroke
A stroke causes damage to the brain. Each year around 120,000 people in the UK have a first stroke and about 30,000 have a recurrent stroke. Stroke is the largest cause of disability in the UK and the third most common cause of death (after heart disease Heart disease and cancer Types of cancer ). About one million people in the UK are living with.
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How to support a loved one after a stroke
Watching a loved one learn a new way of life after suffering a stroke can be heartbreaking. That's what Dr Mike Dow, author of upcoming anxiety Anxiety help book, Heal Your Drained Brain , found out when his brother su... A stroke Stroke is a sudden and serious condition that can come as a shock, which makes the recovery process difficult..
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Atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention
The medicines used to prevent a atrial fibrillation-related stroke are called anticoagulants. These help to stop blood clots forming in your blood vessels. Why does atrial fibrillation increase your risk of having a stroke. The main complication of atrial fibrillation (AF) Atrial fibrillation is an increased risk of having a stroke Stroke. AF can.
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How to cope with isolation after a stroke
...are dealing with the effects of stroke, isolation is an almost universal experienceA Stroke Association report last year found that only 60% of survivors in the East Midlands, the South West and the East of England were satisfied with the support they got, and people in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales reported that support was even worse.
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Transient ischaemic attack
A transient ischaemic attack (TIA) causes symptoms similar to a stroke. With a TIA, the symptoms go completely within 24 hours (whilst with a stroke, the symptoms are usually more permanent). Even if the symptoms have got... A transient ischaemic attack (TIA) is a set of symptoms that lasts a short time and occurs because of a temporary lack of.
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How diet can reduce your risk of stroke and heart attack
Heart attack and stroke between them are still the biggest killers in the UK, and diet has a huge influence on your risk of both. Fortunately the same changes to your diet will cut your risk of both conditions, whether you've had a heart attack/stroke or not. A major study of the role of diet in our risk of heart disease Heart disease and other.
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