Stroke Patients Not Getting Adequate Information and After-Care

Stroke Patients Not Getting Adequate Information and After-Care

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It is being said that though, patients of strokes are initially given good treatment. They, while being discharged, are not told about the ways to avoid further occurrence of a stroke. They Also, some 50% of patients had a mood assessment while they …
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Hurricane Sandy Heroes: Morristown doctor saves stroke victim via laptop …

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Robert Felberg, a neurologist and director of Overlook Stroke Center, oversaw the treatment of a stroke patient from a laptop in the cabin of his truck. (Photo by Jennifer Brown/The Star-Ledger). Ronni Reich/The Star-Ledger By Ronni Reich/The Star …
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Imaging-based therapy benefits 'wake-up stroke' patients

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They were aged a median of 67 years and had relatively severe strokes, with a median National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score of 14. Most patients – 69% – were treated with intra-arterial thrombolysis alone; 11% had intravenous …
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