... TREADMILL EXERCISE RETRAINS BRAIN AND BODY OF STROKE VICTIMS -- "This is great news for stroke survivors because...long-term stroke damage is not immutable and that with ... Treadmill Exercise Retrains Brain And Body Of Stroke Victims Sciencedaily People who walk on a treadmill even years after stroke damage can significantly improve their health and ...TREADMILL EXERCISE RETRAINS BRAIN AND BODY OF STROKE VICTIMS --"This is great news for stroke survivors because...long-term stroke damage is not immutable and that with... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfaug08c/nf082908-5.htm
... Printer-Friendly Version ROBOTS HELP REHABILITATE STROKE VICTIMS AT THE VA -- The ... of robotics in rehabilitating upper extremities in stroke victims has implications beyond veterans and stroke victims. Stroke victim Becky Schrader, left, works ... of robotics in rehabilitating upper extremities in stroke victims has implications beyond veterans and stroke victims, research officials say. Veterans ... of robotics in rehabilitating upper extremities in stroke victims has implications beyond veterans and stroke victims. VA,Veteran,Veterans... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfFEB08/nf020608-5.htm
... STUDIES ROBOT THERAPY TO "RECHARGE" STROKE VICTIMS' ARMS -- After about ... left side of his body after a stroke, works with a robot-assisted .../sessearch.php?q=stroke&op=and Story here. ... Studies Robot Therapy To 'Recharge' Stroke Victims' Arms By HILARY WALDMAN Courant ... much about what he lost when a stroke weakened the left side of his body ... hand clenched like a claw. The stroke had killed the part of his brain ... with both hands." The VA stroke study is open to veterans with moderate to severe arm or hand weakness from stroke. For more information, call 203... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUL08/nf070708-2.htm
... RESEARCH: BRAIN AND BODY RETRAINING AFTER STROKE -- People who walk on a treadmill even years after stroke damage can significantly improve their health and ...-- Brain and Body Retraining After Stroke People who walk on a treadmill even years after stroke damage can significantly improve their health and ... of Medicine in Baltimore, MD (Stroke, December, 2008). "This is great news for stroke survivors because results clearly demonstrate that long-term stroke damage is not immutable and that with ... could increase the chance of a second stroke. "Many stroke survivors believe there... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjan09/nf011709-6.htm
... Version VA RESEARCH OFFERS NEW HOPE FOR STROKE PATIENTS -- Scientists are looking to reverse stroke damage by jumpstarting the growth of nerve ...---- New Hope For Stroke Patients: Reversing Stroke Damage By Jumpstarting Growth Of Nerve Fibers Sciencedaily If a stroke patient doesn't get treatment within ...-nogo also has great potential for stroke patients. A clinical trial for stroke patients could begin as early as 2012 ...-VA RESEARCH OFFERS NEW HOPE FOR STROKE PATIENTS --Scientists are looking to... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfaug08c/nf082708-5.htm
6. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 06-26-2007 #2 -- VA RESEARCH: PNEUMONIA LEADING CAUSE OF HOSPITALIZATION AFTER STROKE -- "We may have a previously unrecognized window of opportunity beginning when the patient is first hospitalized for STROKE to decrease the likelihood for hospital readmission."nf062607-2.htm
... adults. Yet more hospital readmissions after stroke are for pneumonia or for heart disease than for another stroke, according to a study published in the June 2007 issue of the journal Stroke. This finding may alter the standard medical management of post-stroke patients. "Few stroke patients survive five years without a readmission ... to be for pneumonia as for another stroke. "Physicians treating stroke patients need to continue focusing on preventing a recurrence of stroke. We now see that, in... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUN07/nf062607-2.htm
7. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 08-11-2007 #3 -- VA RESEARCH FINDS WOMEN WITH MIGRAINE-INDUCED VISION PROBLEMS AT RISK FOR STROKE -- Women whose migraine headaches produce visual symptoms, referred to as "auras," may be at an increased risk for STROKE, and smoking and oral contraceptives increase this risk.nf081107-3.htm
... contraceptives had seven times the risk of stroke than women who had just the migraines with visual symptoms alone. Migraine and stroke share some common risk factors, the ... regarded as a risk factor for ischemic stroke, which is a stroke caused by a blot clot blocking blood ...years-old with a first ischemic stroke and 614 women of similar ages and ethnicities who had not had a stroke. Based on their responses to a ... 1.5 greater risk of ischemic stroke. Young women with probable migraine with visual symptoms can reduce their risk of stroke by stopping smoking and finding alternatives to... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfAUG07/nf081107-3.htm
... robotics Cutting-edge technology may help stroke victims News-Times Staff The accepted knowledge for stroke victims is this: If, after ..., you are still disabled by the stroke, learn to live with it. ... West Haven VA Hospital to see if stroke victims -- even those who have ... November 2006 -- looked at 222 stroke victims with disabled arms. They had all suffered a stroke within three to nine months before they ... realized the gravity or the severity of stroke. It may not seem like much but for these stroke victims, it's so important... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfNOV07/nf112607-2.htm
... "HIGH RISK" VETERANS TO PREVENT STROKE -- "Surgical therapy is exceptionally safe and effective in preventing stroke...even in medically high ... and the operation is successful in preventing stroke essentially for the rest of their lives ... Health. "Carotid disease can cause stroke and is typically treated with surgery, ..., respectively, were free from ipsilateral stroke. "Surgical therapy is exceptionally safe and effective in preventing stroke - even in medically high-risk ... "HIGH RISK"VETERANS TO PREVENT STROKE --"Surgical therapy is exceptionally safe and effective in preventing stroke...even in medically high... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfsep08/nf090208-4.htm
... patient, and failure to diagnose a stroke among problems. by Larry Scott, ...-up of the patient's stroke symptoms, and that the ED physician ... article about the VAOIG report of ignored stroke symptoms. ----- ...- VA hospital ignored vet's stroke, report finds By Bill Sizemore The ... to diagnose a Chesapeake veteran's stroke, leaving him permanently disabled. The ... paramedic, he had had a previous stroke in 1991 and thought he recognized the ... he was found to have suffered a stroke and was hospitalized for six days. In addition to missing his stroke, Morgan said, the VA doctor... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfsep09/nf091909-1.htm
