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Stroke Care at Duke
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Have a Brain Aneurysm? Assess Your Risk of Rupture with More Accuracy at Duke
Unruptured brain aneurysms -- bulging areas in the brain’s blood vessels -- can be dangerous and even deadly if they leak or rupture. In the past, determining ...
When Your Loved One has Aphasia
Aphasia is a language disorder that can affect comprehension and communication. Although it is most often caused by a stroke, aphasia can also result from trau ...
Duke Telestroke Network Improves Stroke Care, Patient Outcomes at NC, VA Hospitals
People experiencing stroke symptoms have access to advanced care at Duke Telestroke Network hospitals. These partnerships are improving and expediting stroke c ...
Nerve and Tendon Surgery Restores Quality of Life for Young Mother
Jessi Wood was a young mother of four when a stroke left her paralyzed on her left side. Following advanced nerve surgery at Duke Health with peripheral nerve ...
Know the Signs of Stroke - BE FAST
While stroke is the fifth leading cause of death, few people know the signs. Use the acronym BE FAST to remember the signs of stroke, and what to do if someone ...
Treatments Reduce Stroke Risk in People with Atrial Fibrillation
If you are one of the millions of people in the U.S. with atrial fibrillation (or AFib), your risk for stroke is much higher than people without the heart rhyt ...
Duke Smoking Cessation Program Helps Woman Quit after Stroke
A stroke was the wake-up call that Jess Phair needed to stop smoking cigarettes. Duke’s Smoking Cessation Program provided a customized approach to help the Ca ...
Hands-Only CPR for Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Hands-only CPR is a lifesaving technique that does not require mouth to mouth resuscitation. If you see someone collapse, check the person’s breathing. Someone ...
Sudden, Painless Vision Changes Require Emergency Care
Sudden, painless changes in vision could mean you’re experiencing a rare type of stroke caused by a blood clot in the retinal artery. It’s important that every ...
Know Your Stroke Risk, Know the Signs of Stroke
May is Stroke Awareness Month, and there’s no better time to brush up on your stroke knowledge. It’s important to recognize the signs of stroke and call 911 im ...
Stroke Survivor Becomes Advocate for Stroke Awareness and Heart Health
When 44-year-old Raleigh resident Andy Beal suddenly became disoriented and weak in the middle of the night, he didn’t realize he was experiencing a “mini-stro ...
Fast access to stroke procedure saves Wilmington woman’s life and health
Duke Raleigh Hospital is one of a handful in NC that offers lifesaving thrombectomy for stroke. Dara Damery got transferred there from Wilmington just in time. ...