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Those born in the Southeast may be more likely to die of a stroke even after moving out of the appropriately named “Stroke Belt” region, a Harvard School of Public Health professor reported Tuesday...
Former inhabitants of the region also face a higher risk than those who have never lived in the South, regardless of race, the study found. White former residents are 20 percent more likely and black former residents are 9 percent more likely to suffer stroke-related deaths...
School of Public Health professor M. Maria Glymour and her team analyzed stroke deaths from 1980, 1990 and 2000 using census data and mortality records across the United States and concluded that geography, not genetics, is likely the driving factor for higher stroke mortality...
...these kinds of misdiagnoses so common? There are several reasons. Laureys and other experts have found that some PVS patients' brains may heal over time, although this is much more infrequent in injuries caused by stroke or cardiac arrest. And many patients are treated in long-term care facilities where they may not have access to specialists. If they begin to show subtle signs of awareness, they can often be missed by caregivers who have not been trained to look for them...
Although Giger’s stroke has since cooled off a bit, classmate Christian Webster stole the spotlight Friday night. The rookie guard tied Lin with a game-high 12 points, making five of the seven field goals he attempted...