Nutrition and Stroke

Written by : Tristan Carroll, RN March is National Nutrition Month. It’s a great time to start thinking about your nutrition habits and overall lifestyle patterns to make healthier choices. This month’s focus is about how nutrition can affect your risk for stroke as well as managing your nutrition in recovery post stroke.  Nutrition and […]

Understanding the Connection between Stroke and Heart Health

Written by : Tristan Carroll, RN Understanding the Connection between Stroke and Heart Health February is Heart Health Awareness Month. Your cardiovascular health can be connected to your brain health. Understanding the connection between Stroke and Heart Health can help you to be aware of your risk for developing heart disease which may lead to […]

Stroke Awareness Month

May is Stroke Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing awareness about stroke, its causes, and its impact on individuals and families. Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, and it is important to understand its warning signs and risk factors. A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is disrupted, […]

Stroke in young people

When we think of stroke, we often think of an older population being affected. However, strokes can happen to anyone, regardless of age. In fact, there has been a significant increase in the incidence of stroke in young people in recent years. This trend is concerning, as stroke in young people can have unique risks […]

What happens during a stroke?

Explaining what happens during a stroke can be challenging. This informational video hosted in TED ED and accessible through YouTube, educates in a simple and direct manner the causes, signs, and symptoms of strokes. Leveraging medical knowledge to all audiences and using the Ted Ed animations platform, Dr. Goswani developed this fantastic tool to share […]

Stroke in women – risk and symptoms

Although more men have strokes per year than women, women’s strokes tend to be deadlier. This is due to a variety of factors, including significantly different symptoms of a stroke as well as women-specific risk factors that men don’t have. In this article we will explore what those risk factors are, and what unique symptoms […]

Types of aphasia

Aphasia is the inability to speak, read, write and/or listen. Around 20-40% of stroke survivors will experience some degree of aphasia and thus can have a significant impact on their recovery. In this article we will explain the different types of aphasia. Global aphasia The most severe form of aphasia is global — it affects […]

Stroke prevention — what you need to know

As mentioned in the warning signs, there are elements of stroke we can control and others we don’t. Those factors that we can control have to do with our lifestyle and certain medical conditions that are preventable and treatable. Lifestyle changes Diet, exercise, and consumption of tobacco and alcohol, are all factors we can control […]

What are the types of stroke?

There are three main types of stroke; each one of them results in different treatment and recovery therapies.  Ischemic stroke An ischemic stroke occurs when a blockage, usually a blood clot, in an artery prevents blood flow to the brain. The lack of oxygenated blood flow will make brain cells stop working, which is why […]

Stroke risk factors — what we do and don’t control

As with most diseases, there are elements of risk that we can control or do something about and others that we simply cannot do anything about. Below you’ll find information on inherent risk factors — meaning we all have them — and risk factors you can manage in order to prevent a stroke. Risk factors […]