All articles tagged with #stroke
Jill Biden told CBS News she was frightened by President Biden’s 2024 debate performance, initially thinking he might be having a stroke; he later withdrew from the race about a month later and endorsed Kamala Harris, as she discusses the election, her husband, and her memoir in an interview.
Women’s symptoms are often dismissed as anxiety, delaying diagnosis of stroke and heart conditions. The piece follows Christy Kirk, whose stroke was initially treated as a panic attack, and Kait Leno, whose heart issues were repeatedly misattributed to anxiety before correct diagnoses and treatments. It notes a 2023 Frontiers study highlighting gender bias in medicine, and describes how patient advocacy and tools like AI symptom logging are helping women seek proper evaluation and care.
Seven-year-old Geno Mueller suffered a stroke at a pool; his father Bo Mueller immediately recognized warning signs, called 911, and Geno was flown to the Cleveland Clinic for emergency clot removal, after which he recovered and returned to school, highlighting that strokes can occur in children and the BE FAST signs should trigger urgent care during Stroke Awareness Month.
Tom Kane, a veteran voice actor known for voicing The Powerpuff Girls’ Professor Utonium and for Star Wars roles (including as the narrator for The Clone Wars and voices like Yoda and C-3PO in various games and series), died at 64 from complications of a stroke he suffered in 2020, at a Kansas City hospital with his family by his side. Lucasfilm and Cartoon Network tributes celebrated his influential contributions to Star Wars and children’s animation.
A 14-hospital Spanish trial (CHOICE-2) tested delivering a low-dose alteplase directly into the brain after thrombectomy and found that treating tiny downstream vessels improved 90-day functional outcomes and reduced low-blood-flow patches, suggesting that simply reopening the main artery isn’t enough and that post-procedure alteplase could extend the recovery window, though safety signals require further study.
Ischemic stroke triggers reparative microglia that should aid recovery, but these cells later lose their reparative gene expression due to ZFP384 suppressing YY1-driven recovery-phase genes. The study shows antisense oligonucleotides targeting ZFP384 can sustain microglial reparative programs, prolonging neural repair and improving functional recovery even in chronic stroke, with IGF1 signaling playing a key role and human data showing ZFP384 inversely correlates with IGF1 in peri-infarct tissue.
Lab findings and observational studies suggest erythritol could damage the blood-brain barrier and disrupt vascular control, potentially increasing stroke and cardiovascular risk, but results are preliminary (cell-based and population data) and require further validation; regulators still deem erythritol safe for now.
A daughter grieving her father after a stroke seeks guidance on anger toward his wife; Dear Abby validates the anger as justified and advises therapy to work through the toxic family dynamics and focus on the daughter’s own healing as she mourns.
A study analyzing stored plasma from 20,070 participants in the ACCORD, PEACE, and SPRINT NIH trials found elevated Lipoprotein(a) levels (>=175 nmol/L) are linked to higher residual cardiovascular risk despite standard therapy: about 31% more major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), 49% higher cardiovascular death risk, and 64% higher stroke risk, with stronger effects in those with existing heart disease; the level was not linked to a higher risk of heart attack. Testing Lp(a) could guide risk assessment and, as new targeted therapies emerge, drive more aggressive management of cholesterol and other risk factors.
Stroke doctors say 80% of strokes are preventable with lifestyle changes and list seven habits to avoid: sedentary living, uncontrolled high blood pressure, skipping regular checkups, smoking, excessive alcohol, a poor diet, and neglecting necessary treatment—plus the importance of rapid stroke care and recognizing FAST symptoms.
A study of more than 8 million residents in Eastern Poland (2011–2020) links heat waves and cold snaps to higher rates of major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. Heat days saw immediate spikes—7.5% more events and 9.5% more deaths—while cold waves produced a delayed 4–5.9% risk increase in subsequent days. Air pollution accounted for about 13% of cardiovascular deaths over the decade. Risks were higher for women and people under 65, suggesting environmental factors should be integrated into cardiovascular risk assessment amid ongoing climate change.
Seven essential actions when you spot a stroke: use the FAST test (face, arms, speech, time), call 999 immediately, stay calm and note onset time, keep the person upright and comfortable, don’t give food/drink or medications before professionals arrive, don’t delay if symptoms pass, and don’t drive them—wait for paramedics who will take them to the right unit. Time is brain, and rapid treatment improves outcomes; resources include the Stroke Association and the stroke helpline.
Born with no heartbeat for 22 minutes and diagnosed with ataxic cerebral palsy, 18-year-old Dylan Law has fought tremors and mobility challenges; after a 2022 deep brain stimulation procedure, he suffered a stroke that temporarily impaired speech and walking, but with therapy and support he regained both and now pursues his goal of becoming a youth pastor, earning praise as a comeback kid.
Researchers found that 124 papers used two Kaggle datasets to train stroke- and diabetes-prediction models that may be built on fabricated data; some models are already in clinical use in Indonesia, Spain, and the US, with journals investigating; irregular data patterns—such as unreal completeness and duplicated values—cast doubt on reliability, prompting calls for data-source disclosure and removal of the dubious datasets to prevent flawed clinical decisions.
Dr. Sandra Lee revealed she suffered an ischemic stroke last fall—likely tied to high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and work stress—and has since resumed filming, is on blood thinners with ongoing therapy, and new episodes of Dr. Pimple Popper are set to air soon.