Stroke Awareness Month - Learn to Recognize the Signs
May is Stroke Awareness Month.
Two million brain cells die every minute during a stroke, increasing your risk of permanent brain damage, disability, or death. Recognizing the warning signs quickly can make all the difference. Learn how to identify stroke symptoms and explore diagnosis, treatment, and recovery options with the experts at Baystate Health.
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Stroke Awareness Articles
Team Member Spotlight: Christine Humason, BS, RN/EMT-P Nursing Supervisor
Stroke Awareness Webinar Recordings
Time Lost is Brain Lost: The Urgency of Stroke Awareness Webinar
Discover why recognizing stroke as an emergency is crucial. Varun Naragum, MD, Neurologist, explains the warning signs and symptoms to watch for and learn how immediate medical intervention can make the difference between life and death.
The Road to Recovery: Advances in Stroke Treatment
Signs of a Mini Stroke in Women
Although men are more likely to have a stroke, women have a higher lifetime risk for stroke. Mini-strokes, or transient ischemic attack (TIA), have symptoms that could be missed. Heydi Flores Podadera, MD, Baystate Neurology, discusses mini-stroke symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
Stress, Lifestyle, and Silent Stroke
Most of us feel stress at some level in our lives. Can stress and unhealthy lifestyle choices cause a stroke or even a silent stroke? Rajiv Padmanabhan, MD, Baystate Neurology, discusses stress, the impact of lifestyle, and what you need to know about silent strokes, a stroke that doesn't cause any noticeable symptoms.
Stroke Rehab at Home: Hand Therapy Exercises
Motor impairment of the hand is common after a stroke. Stroke rehabilitation and exercises to regain or build strength is part of the recovery process. Michelle Lantaigne, OT, Baystate Rehabilitation Care, discusses the role of occupational therapy in stroke recovery, and demonstrates helpful hand exercises to do at home.
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