Chagas disease is a risk factor for stroke regardless of the severity of cardiomyopathy, which is a leading cause of chronic disability. Classically, stroke etiology in patients with Chagas disease is ...

Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, remains a major public health challenge, particularly in Latin America. The disease is predominantly transmitted by triatomine ...

During a stroke, the face can droop on one or both sides. The eyelids and corners of the mouth may appear pulled down, and a person may be unable to smile or speak clearly. A stroke happens when ...

A person’s life expectancy after a mini stroke can be reduced by around 4% in the first year following the event in comparison to people who have not had one. In the following 9 years ...

Chagas disease causes are linked to the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is primarily spread by triatomine insects, often called kissing bugs. These bugs feed on blood and typically bite sleeping ...

But new findings are sounding the alarm on a serious, and often overlooked, risk: stroke. According to recent findings presented at the European Stroke Organisation Conference, combined oral ...

GOD PUTS YOU ON THIS EARTH TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE. HIS FIRST STROKE WAS IN 2021, AND HE WAS ADMITTED TO METHODIST HOSPITAL. WHEN HE FIRST CAME TO OUR FLOOR, IT REALLY AFFECTED HIS WHOLE BODY ...

Nearly 900,000 Canadian adults have experienced a stroke — a disease that affects blood flow to, and within, the brain and damages brain cells. With June being Stroke Month, the Heart and Stroke ...

Heather Payne shares an MRI and a CT scan May 14 after she suffered strokes. (Kendrick Brinson/For The Washington Post) You’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a newsletter on how to navigate ...

“We don’t think about stroke in 20-year-old patients. We feel more pressure when caring for these patients because they are so young.” Anadani recently treated not one but two young adults ...

A COMMON prescription drug has been linked to lower rates of heart attack and stroke - with no increased risk of major bleeding, say scientists. Low-dose aspirin is recommended by the NHS to ...