Category: Neurology And Neurosurgery
How can we provide rehabilitation to those who’ve had a stroke in a cost-effective way? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Intensive and personalized physical rehabilitation one to two months after a stroke helps people recover better, a recent study showed, but getting such services paid for remains a challenge. Steven Zeiler, a stroke expert at Johns Hopkins, says technology can …
How much rehabilitation therapy does someone who’s had a stroke need? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Intensive physical therapy delivered to people one to two months after having a stroke and having already received usual rehabilitative services further improved their functioning, a recent study showed. Steven Zeiler, a stroke expert at Johns Hopkins, says this is …
Is there a benefit to longer term rehabilitation for stroke patients? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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People who’d had a stroke, got standard rehabilitation followed by more intensive physical therapy saw better recovery, if they got the additional therapy in the first two months after their stroke, a much awaited study finds. Steven Zeiler, a stroke …
Should mobile stroke units be deployed nationwide? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Specialized EMS units that only treat stroke improved stroke outcomes for people who were treated by them, a recent study found. Michele Johansen, a stroke expert at Johns Hopkins, says a few things about the study should be noted. Johansen: …
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If you’re an adult with epilepsy, might you try a specialized diet in lieu of medication? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Does a specialized diet help adults with epilepsy? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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High fat, some protein, very few carbohydrates. That’s largely what constitutes a ketogenic diet, developed 100 years ago to help control epilepsy in children and adults. Now the diet is first line treatment for certain metabolic disorders and is gaining …
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