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Stroke in critically ill patients.  
2008 Jul 18 - Minerva anestesiologica
Pilato F, Profice P, Dileone M, Ranieri F, Capone F, Minicuci G, Tagliente D, Florio L, Di Iorio R, Plantone D, Tonali PA, Di Lazzaro V
Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. vdilazzaro@rm.unicatt.it.
... neurocognitive state of these patients. Coagulation disorders, glucose intolerance, diabetes, pro-inflammatory state and underlying severe pathologies are common risk factors for stroke development in ICU patients. Stroke may result in very serious consequences like motor function impairment,...
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Analysis of risk factors in 3901 patients with stroke.  
2005 Mar - Chinese medical sciences journal = Chung-kuo i hsüeh k'o hsüeh tsa chih / Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Liu XF, van Melle G, Bogousslavsky J
Department of Neurology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002. Liuxf77@hotmail.com
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the frequency of various risk factors for overall stroke and to identify risk factors for cerebral infarction (CI) versus intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in a large hospital-based stroke registry. METHOD: Data from a total of 3901 patients, consisting of 3525 patients...
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Knowledge of risk factors and warning signs of stroke.  
- Vascular health and risk management
Nicol MB, Thrift AG
National Stroke Research Institute, Level I, Neurosciences Building, Repatriation Hospital Heidelberg, Austin Health, Heidelberg Heights, Victoria, Australia. mnicol@nsri.org.au
... factors in both high- and low-risk populations. In general, there appears to be low levels of knowledge of both risk factors and stroke warning signs among the communities studied. Using free recall, between 20% and 30% of respondents could not name a single risk factor, and between 10%...
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Transient ischemic attack: Risk factors - MayoClinic.c  
• Sleep apnea. People with this sleep disorder seem to have a higher risk of stroke, which may be because people with sleep apnea also seem to have an increased risk of high blood pressure, a known risk factor for stroke.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/transient-ischemic-attack/DS00220/D...
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NIH/NHLBI News Release--Sleep Apnea and Risk for  
“Obstructive Sleep Apnea as a Risk Factor for Stroke and Death,” and an accompanying editorial, “Sleep – A New Cardiovascular Frontier,” by NHLBI grantee Virend K. Somers, M.D., Ph.D., will be published in the November 10 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/new/press/05-11-09.htm
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How to measure and to manage the risk of stroke.  
2006 Jun - Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
Sterzi R, Vidale S
SC Neurologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Niguarda Ca' Granda, P.za Ospedale Maggiore 3, Milan, Italy. roberto.sterzi@ospedaleniguarda.it
Several risk factors for stroke have been identified. Some of them can be modified through pharmacological or non-pharmacological interventions. The presence of multiple risk factors has a factorial effect. Total risk estimation can be categorised into high, intermediate and low risk....
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Women's health risks - MayoClinic.com  
Smoking and uncontrolled high blood pressure are important risk factors for stroke. Although stroke is highly preventable, certain risk factors — such as family history, age, sex and race — can't be controlled. Even if you're at increased risk of stroke, you can still take steps to prevent...
http://mayoclinic.com/health/womens-health/WO00014
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Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention - Ta  
... hemorrhagic stroke, its origins, symptoms, and treatment. $0.25 per fact sheet To order, call 1–800–STROKES High Blood Pressure and Stroke AHA/ASA May 2004 Brochure about controlling key risk factors for stroke. $18 for a pack of 25 To order, visit www.aha.channing-bete.com or call 1–800–611–6083...
http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/library/heart_stroke_guide/addendum_chapter...
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Stroke - MayoClinic.com  
The good news is that many fewer Americans now die of strokes than was the case 20 or 30 years ago. Improvement in the control of major risk factors for stroke — smoking, high blood pressure and high cholesterol — is likely responsible for the decline.
https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stroke/DS00150
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Stroke: First aid - MayoClinic.com  
Risk factors for stroke include having high blood pressure, having had a previous stroke, smoking, having diabetes and having heart disease. Your risk of stroke increases as you age. MORE ON THIS TOPIC
https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/first-aid-stroke/FA00012
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PERSONAL HEALTH; With Strokes, Knowledge Is a  
In older adults, risk factors for stroke are nearly identical to those for heart attacks: uncontrolled high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, high serum cholesterol and heart disease. Dr. Joseph Broderick, chairman of neurology at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, said that...
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Update on stroke.  
2005 May - Current opinion in psychiatry
Altieri M, Rocco A, Lenzi GL
Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
... 2004 provided new insights into the therapeutic window and ischemic penumbra, thrombolysis therapy, uncommon risk factors for stroke, and neuropsychological post-stroke complications. Despite the diffusion-perfusion mismatch remaining the most widely used technique to identify thresholds...
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Update on stroke.  
2004 Aug - Current opinion in neurology
Chalela JA, Merino JG, Warach S
Section on Stroke Diagnosis and Therapeutics, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
... undiagnosed and undertreated, particularly in minorities. Cohort studies have identified incident silent infarcts as risk factors for stroke and history of type I diabetes as a risk factor for death in patients with acute stroke. Cervical artery dissection, on the other hand, seems to have...
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PERSONAL HEALTH; With Strokes, Knowledge Is a  
Strokes are especially common among African-Americans, which prompted a team at the Cincinnati medical center to put in place a stroke education program in beauty salons frequented by African-Americans, where the beauticians are taught to tell their clients about stroke risk factors and symptoms....
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Consumer Reports Health - "Guarding against st  
... 12 steps for preserving blood flow to the brain differ in important ways from measures that protect your heart. While many heart-attack and stroke risk factors overlap, there are differences. ConsumerReportsHealth.org gives you the facts on twelve steps to take to ward off overt and silent...
https://www.consumerreports.org/health/treatment-centers/heart-and-c...
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Consumer Reports Health - "Guarding against st  
... they're also doing all that they can to protect their brain," says Larry B. Goldstein, M.D., the main author of the American Stroke Association's 2006 guidelines on preventing a first stroke. While many heart-attack and stroke risk factors do overlap, there are many important differences.
https://www.consumerreports.org/health/treatment-centers/heart-and-c...
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