Sentences with phrase «as mild stroke»

Compared to the neurologists» diagnoses, the device displayed 92 percent specificity — the ability to detect the difference between patients with severe stroke and those with other conditions such as mild stroke or healthy participants with no brain pathology.

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He had been a college instructor in sociology, psychology and community relations, but in 1981, while working as a community relations specialist with the San Jose Police Department, he suffered a mild stroke.

There's nothing mild about the complications diabetes could lead to such as having a heart attack or stroke, or losing your limbs and your sight.

It is recognised that living in a cold, damp home affects physical health and worsens respiratory conditions such as asthma and bronchitis; increases the incidence of colds; raises blood pressure which in turn may increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks for some, and in extreme cases hypothermia / mild hypothermia may be an issue for very vulnerable households.

When particulate concentrations rose even to mild levels — those classified as a «moderate health concern for a very small number of people» by EPA standards — the risk of stroke rose by 34 percent within a day of exposure.

Mild cardio walking has been shown to reduce the risk of chronic illnesses, such as type 2 diabetes, stroke, heart disease, asthma, and some cancers.

The chart below shows the symptoms of mild, moderate and severe traumatic brain injury, as identified by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).

A milder form of a stroke called a Trans Ischemic Attack or TIA is generally not as difficult to insure as the symptoms usually go away within 24 - 48 hours.

Chris has helped clients with medical issues ranging from mild conditions, such as high blood pressure & high cholesterol, to diabetes or history of stroke, heart attack, or cancer, including tough cases like gettting life insurance for 70 to 75 year olds.

Follow - up with stroke victims revealed that 46 percent of those with a mild stroke said they were working slower, 42 percent said they were not able to do their job as well, 31 percent said they were not able to stay organized and 52 percent said they had problems concentrating.

The prevalence of depression in chronic medical conditions is as follows: asthma (27 %), 9 atopic dermatitis (5 %), 10 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (24.6 %), 11 gouty arthritis (20 %), 12 rheumatoid arthritis (15 %), 13 systemic lupus erythematosus (22 %) 12 and stroke (30 %).14 Ismail et al conducted a meta - analysis of 57 studies and showed that the overall pooled prevalence of depression in patients with mild cognitive impairment was 32 %.4 Estimates of the prevalence of depression and depressive symptoms vary substantially between published studies, particularly with respect to specialty, patient age and residence.