Sunday, May 15, 2011

Halt the Salt?

A high-sodium diet increases blood pressure and high blood pressure is a major risk factor for stroke, heart disease, kidney disease and dementia. High sodium consumption has also been linked to osteoporosis, asthma, stomach cancer and obesity.

Fewer Strokes in Alberta

There has been a 23% decline in the age-standardized rate of emergency department and in-patient hospital visits for stroke between 2004/05 and 2008/09 in Alberta.


Sunday, May 01, 2011

SRAE Newsletter - May 2011

Akira Peters  "I like GPS -- it gives me direction when I'm driving"
When Akira had a hemorrhagic stroke in June 2008,everyone was shocked! How could a young, lively university student have a stroke? Akira was active and fun. All though school she won awards, and now just as Akira was all set to begin her final year of a Combined Honours degree in English and History, St. Thomas More College of the University of Saskatchewan she had a stroke. The cause of her stroke was an arterial malformation which was originally diagnosed as brain syndrome Moyamoya.

YouTube May/2011

General Stroke


Aphasia

Agnosia


Faceblindness

12/May/2012 Prosopagnosia

Emotions


Driving


Drugs


Health


Spasticity


Moyamoya Disease


Prevention


Women


Stroke or Seizure


Rehabilitation