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We found about 110 results for Stroke
  1. Stroke: What Is Stroke Rehab? Learn how stroke rehab works and how it can help you get stronger and feel better.
  2. What Is a Stroke? Learn what a stroke is and what problems it can cause.
  3. Stroke Recovery: Using Support to Stay Positive Get help thinking about ways to stay positive and hopeful after a stroke.
  4. Heart Attack and Stroke Risk Screening
  5. Heart Attack and Stroke: A Woman's Risk Learn why it's important to know your risks for heart attack and stroke if you're a woman.
  6. Stroke: Understanding the Symptoms Learn the symptoms of stroke and why it's important to call emergency services right away.
  7. After a Stroke: Your Self-Care Plan Learn how your self-care plan can help you manage after a stroke.
  8. Stroke Recovery: Finding What Inspires You Getting better after a stroke takes patience and effort. See how others found inspiration to keep going.
  9. Stroke: Know the Signs and BE FAST Learn how to recognize stroke symptoms and know when to call for emergency services.
  10. Stroke: Fast facts Learn the definition of a stroke.
  11. Hemorrhagic Stroke
  12. Stroke: Common Problems
  13. Self-Care After a Stroke
  14. Stroke: Dealing With Depression
  15. Stroke: Speech and Language Problems
  16. Stroke: Behavior Changes
  17. Stroke: Changes in Emotions
  18. Stroke: Perception Changes
  19. Stroke: Problems With Ignoring the Affected Side
  20. Stroke Discusses ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, and TIA (transient ischemic attack). Describes stroke symptoms and importance of acting fast if symptoms develop. Covers stroke treatment and prevention.
  21. Stroke Rehabilitation
  22. Stroke Recovery: Coping With Eating Problems
  23. Stroke Prevention: Should I Have a Carotid Artery Procedure? Guides through the decision to have a carotid endarterectomy or carotid artery stenting to prevent stroke if you have not already had a stroke or TIA. Lists pros and cons. Explains risks. Looks at other treatments. Has interactive tool to help you decide.
  24. Statins: Should I Take Them to Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke? Guides people not already diagnosed with coronary artery disease through decision to take statin medicine to lower risk of heart attack or stroke. Covers cholesterol and other risk factors. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
  25. Thrombolytics for Heart Attack and Stroke
  26. Atrial Fibrillation: Which Anticoagulant Should I Take to Prevent Stroke? Guides you through the decision to take warfarin or a direct oral anticoagulant (apixaban, dabigatran, edoxaban, or rivaroxaban) to prevent stroke. Explains atrial fibrillation and risk of stroke. Lists benefits and risks of anticoagulants.
  27. Diabetes: Lower Your Risk for Heart Attack and Stroke
  28. Stroke: How to Prevent Another One
  29. Heart Attack and Stroke: Lowering a Woman's Risk See how three women made heart-healthy lifestyle changes to help lower their risk for heart attack and stroke.
  30. Preventing a Heart Attack or Stroke: How Aspirin May Help See why your doctor may prescribe aspirin to help prevent a heart attack or stroke.
  31. Stroke: What's Your Risk? Learn about some of the risk factors for stroke and find out how to help reduce stroke risk.
  32. After a Stroke: Taking a Blood Thinner for A-Fib Learn why it's important to take blood-thinning medicine after your stroke.
  33. After a Stroke: Taking an Antiplatelet Learn why it's important to take antiplatelet medicine after a stroke.
  34. Carotid Artery Procedures: Stroke Prevention Explore your treatment options for stroke prevention when you have a narrowed carotid artery.
  35. Stroke: Understanding Your Emotions Learn about the range of emotions you may experience after you've had a stroke.
  36. Learning About Risk for Heart Attack and Stroke Learn what raises your risk for having a heart attack or stroke and how you can lower your risk.
  37. Physical Activity Helps Prevent a Heart Attack and Stroke
  38. Exercising to Prevent a Stroke
  39. Stroke: Getting Dressed
  40. Stroke: Bladder and Bowel Problems
  41. Stroke: Preventing Injury in Affected Limbs
  42. Stroke: Memory Tips
  43. Stroke: Your Rehabilitation Team
  44. Heart Attack and Stroke in Women: Reducing Your Risk Covers risk of heart disease and stroke in women. Lists things that increase risk. Lists prevention steps, such as diet, exercise, not smoking, managing cholesterol and blood pressure, and making decisions on birth control and hormone therapy.
  45. Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke Discusses taking aspirin to prevent a first and second heart attack for people who have coronary artery disease. Covers aspirin therapy to help lower risk of a stroke. Discusses if aspirin therapy is for you. Looks at things to avoid while taking aspirin.
  46. Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Take an Anticoagulant to Prevent Stroke? Guides you through the decision to take an anticoagulant to prevent stroke. Explains atrial fibrillation and risk of stroke. Lists benefits and risks of anticoagulants. Includes interactive tool to help you decide.
  47. Aspirin: Should I Take Daily Aspirin to Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke? Guides people who have not had a heart attack or a stroke through decision to take daily aspirin. Discusses benefits and risks. Looks at who can take daily aspirin. Includes interactive tool to help you decide.
  48. Driving a Car After a Stroke
  49. Heatstroke Prevention: What to Wear
  50. Heatstroke: Emergency Symptoms
  51. Emergency First Aid for Heatstroke Discusses emergency first aid treatment for heatstroke (rising body temperature of 105°F or higher). Covers signs, including fainting and convulsion. Offers first aid steps when helping a person with heatstroke.
  52. Carotid Endarterectomy Discusses carotid endarterectomy surgery to remove plaque buildup in the carotid arteries to prevent stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). Includes info on how surgery can help prevent future strokes. Looks at long-term aspirin treatment.
  53. Statins: Should You Take Them to Lower Your Risk? Compare the pros and cons of taking a statin to lower your risk for heart attack and stroke.
  54. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Discusses transient ischemic attack (TIA), sometimes called a mini-stroke. Covers causes, including blood clot as a result of atherosclerosis. Looks at treatment with medicines, surgery, and lifestyle changes. Discusses prevention steps.
  55. Mitochondrial Diseases
  56. What Is a TIA? Learn about transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) and what the risks are when you have one.
  57. Preventing Falls in Older Adults Tips to help prevent falls and injuries for older adults and people who have had a stroke or have multiple sclerosis or osteoporosis. Covers taking care of your health and making changes in your home. Covers preventing falls in the bathroom and outdoors.
  58. Heart Attack: How to Prevent Another One
  59. Heart attack: Fast facts Learn what a heart attack is.
  60. High Cholesterol Covers the kinds of cholesterol. Explains that cholesterol is one of many risk factors for heart attack and stroke. Covers treatment to lower risk of heart attack and stroke, which includes healthy habits and statins.
  61. Dementia Discusses causes of dementia, which include strokes, tumors, and Alzheimer's disease. Covers symptoms like memory loss and forgetfulness. Covers how dementia is diagnosed. Looks at treatment options. Covers issues for caregivers.
  62. Carotid Artery Procedure: How Others Decided Hear what other people thought about as they decided whether to have a procedure to help prevent a stroke.
  63. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Head Discusses test (also called MRI scan) that uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to make pictures of the head. Covers why it is used, including helping to diagnose a stroke or blood vessel problems in the head and looking for tumors or infections.
  64. How a Heart Attack Happens Get a clear, simple explanation of what happens during a heart attack.
  65. Brain Aneurysm Briefly discusses brain aneurysm (also called cerebral aneurysm). Covers possible causes, including hardening of the arteries, hypertension, and smoking. Lists symptoms. Discusses treatment with surgery. Links to info on strokes.
  66. Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Discusses patent foramen ovale, which is an opening in the septum of the heart between the upper right and left chambers. Covers diagnosis and treatment.
  67. Heatstroke Prevention: Acclimating to the Heat
  68. Heart Attack Covers causes of heart attack (myocardial infarction, or MI) and unstable angina. Discusses symptoms like chest pain or pressure. Explains MI and angina differences. Offers prevention tips. Covers diagnostic tests and treatment with medicines and surgery.
  69. Cholesterol: Choosing a Heart-Healthy Life Learn about making healthy changes that can help lower your risk for heart attack and stroke.
  70. What Is Clot-Busting (Thrombolytic) Treatment? Learn how clot-busting medicines are used for emergencies like stroke and heart attack.
  71. High Blood Pressure Covers causes and symptoms of high blood pressure. Explains systolic and diastolic pressure numbers. Looks at treatment and prevention steps. Includes risks of untreated high blood pressure such as heart attack, stroke, and kidney failure.
  72. Heat-Related Illnesses Briefly discusses heat-related illnesses. Looks at heatstroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat rash, and dehydration. Covers emergency first aid treatment. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  73. Cholesterol: How It Raises Your Risk Learn how high cholesterol raises your risk for heart attack and stroke.
  74. Nervous System Problems Briefly discusses what happens when diseases or injuries affect the nervous system. Covers emergency symptoms like loss of consciousness, seizures, and confusion or behavior changes. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  75. Blood Thinners Other Than Warfarin: Taking Them Safely
  76. Heart-Healthy Eating: Fish and Fish Oil
  77. How Plaque Increases the Risk of a Heart Attack Learn how plaque in blood vessels can become a problem and cause a heart attack.
  78. How to Prevent a Second Heart Attack Learn how medicines and a healthy lifestyle help protect you from another heart attack.
  79. Is It a Heart Attack? Hear a story about how heart attacks may feel different than you expect.
  80. Resuming Sexual Activity After a Heart Attack
  81. Statins Are Important After a Heart Attack Learn why taking a statin pill is such an important part of your treatment.
  82. Acute Coronary Syndrome Covers angina and symptoms that happen when the heart does not get enough blood. Covers unstable angina and heart attack. Discusses treatment with medicines, angioplasty, or bypass surgery. Offers prevention tips.
  83. Alan's Story: Coping With Change After a Heart Attack
  84. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Lifestyle Changes
  85. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Hospital Program
  86. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Home Program
  87. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Outpatient Program
  88. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Medicine and Exercise
  89. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Weight and Resistance Training
  90. Coronary Artery Disease: Every Step Matters Learn how heart disease affects you and how to help prevent a heart attack.
  91. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Exercise
  92. Cardiac Rehabilitation Team
  93. Coronary Artery Disease: 7 Ways to Help Lower Your Risk for a Heart Attack Learn seven ways that can help you lower your risk for a heart attack.
  94. Alzheimer's and Other Dementias: Coping With Sundowning
  95. Agitation and Dementia
  96. Dementia: Helping a Person Avoid Confusion
  97. Dementia: Bladder and Bowel Problems
  98. Smoking and Coronary Artery Disease
  99. Dementia: Assessing Pain
  100. Dementia: Understanding Behavior Changes

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