Word: stroke
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...neuroprotective agents now being studied have the added benefit of being effective whether the stroke is caused by a clot or by internal bleeding. So far, however, they have worked only in experiments with laboratory animals, where they could be given within minutes after a stroke was induced. Clinical trials are under way to see whether, as with TPA, administering these drugs shortly after the stroke's occurrence produces better results...
...suffering a stroke in the first place is clearly a lot better than relying on medical wizardry to undo the damage. Most people can reduce their chances of stroke with a few life-style changes. Keeping cholesterol levels down decreases the risk of clots. Treating high blood pressure dramatically reduces the risk of bleeding, or hemorrhagic, strokes. Also, it is vitally important for smokers to kick the habit...
...every stroke can be prevented, of course. That is why neurologists would like to develop better emergency treatments for stroke. The development of safe neuroprotective agents would allow paramedics to start protecting the brain as soon as they suspect someone is suffering from a stroke. Then doctors could administer TPA or other treatments the minute patients arrive at the emergency room. Some doctors point to the fact that emergency cardiac treatment has helped cut the rate of death from heart attack 30% over the past 20 years. "I think we can catch up to and surpass that for stroke," says...
...Phillips, that hopeful future has already arrived. Two years after her stroke, she has little trouble keeping up with her eight grandchildren. "If I had been home alone, I'd probably have just gone to lie down," she says. "When I think about how things might have turned out, I realize how fortunate...
Such surgery, of course, carries the risk of precipitating a stroke or heart attack. In addition, rehabilitation can be long and painful. And though artificial joints are generally durable for 10 years or more, they sometimes fail far earlier--resulting in more surgery, rehabilitation and pain...