Sentences with phrase «minor stroke»

The decision came days after he suffered a reported minor stroke.

«Immediate aspirin after mini-stroke substantially reduces risk of major stroke: Benefits of taking aspirin immediately after minor strokes have been underestimated.»

Lady Thatcher has suffered a number of health problems over the last few years, including a series of minor strokes which led her to cancel public speaking engagements.

Former state Sen. Frank Padavan has suffered a «very minor stroke,» according to Bill Coddington of Douglaston, a childhood friend who has visited him twice in the hospital since the incident.

But in patients with TIAs and many minor strokes, the clot quickly goes away, usually in a few minutes, due to the natural mechanisms in the human body that are designed to deal with such clots.

About 10 to 20 percent of people who have a TIA or minor stroke go on to have a subsequent stroke within three months.

Researchers at the University of Oxford looked at high blood pressure and blood pressure variability in four groups of 2,000 people, each of who had minor strokes called transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), or «mini-strokes.»

Our Ralph had a couple of minor strokes that don't seem to have had any permanent effect on him.

Richard Dawkins has had a minor stroke, and though he says he is recovering well he sounded frail on a recorded message he posted.

A couple of years after I accepted my best position as minister, serving as pastor of a church in St. Anne, Illinois, my parents came from Mexico for a visit, During their stay my father, who had recently turned 80, suffered a minor stroke that paralyzed the left side of his body.

Dawkins» later said he had been reinvited, but said that the controversy over the conference had caused stress ahead of his minor stroke earlier this year.

Greaves became a television personality after his career but has reduced his public appearances in recent years after suffering a minor stroke in 2012.

Former state Sen. Frank Padavan was his usual self at a Queens Village Republican Club dinner held in his honor Sunday after the political veteran suffered a minor stroke at his home late last month.

Mayor Koch's personal secretary and his first deputy mayor will spend most of their time at Gracie Mansion this week as the seat of city government shifts several miles uptown during Mr. Koch's recuperation from a minor stroke.

Lead researcher Professor Peter Rothwell, a stroke expert from the University of Oxford, explained: «The risk of a major stroke is very high immediately after a TIA or a minor stroke (about 1000 times higher than the background rate), but only for a few days.

This finding has implications for doctors, who should give aspirin immediately if a TIA or minor stroke is suspected, rather than waiting for specialist assessment and investigations.»

Public information campaigns have worked in getting more people to seek help sooner after a major stroke, but have been less effective in people who have had minor strokes or TIAs.

Encouraging people to take aspirin if they think they may have had a TIA or minor stroke — experiencing sudden - onset unfamiliar neurological symptoms — could help to address this situation, particularly if urgent medical help is unavailable.»

Professor Rothwell said: «Our findings confirm the effectiveness of urgent treatment after TIA and minor stroke — and show that aspirin is the most important component.

AFTER her minor stroke, BP started to feel as if her eyes were playing tricks on her.

In the aspirin - resistant group, the median stroke severity score was four, with scores ranging from three to 11, where scores from one to four indicate a minor stroke and scores from five to 15 indicate a moderate stroke.

However, in the weeks following a TIA or minor stroke, there is great risk that another clot will form, causing additional strokes — potentially major ones.

«Anybody with a transient ischemic attack or minor stroke will get clopidogrel plus aspirin.»

Currently, people who have minor strokes or TIAs are initially treated with aspirin alone.

It was as if I had experienced a minor stroke... I could see the words clearly, but I felt like a first grader trying to sound each one out.

In my case, with an un-discovered mineral deficiency I ended up in hospital with an attack of atrial fibrillation and a minor stroke.

They include Wilf (Billy Connolly), a man who a minor stroke has rendered uninhibitedly flirtatious; his friend Reggie (Tom Courtenay), a teacher of teens who sees similarities, after Internet research, between his brand of music and the kids» hip hop; and the friendly, spacey Cissy (Pauline Collins).

It was reported that Gilliam had been unable to appear in court due to a minor stroke, though the director has since clarified to the Guardian that it was a «perforated medullated artery,» calling it about as painful as a stubbed toe.

Director Terry Gilliam suffered a minor stroke over the weekend, days before a final verdict on whether his long - gestating passion project The Man Who Killed Don Quixote will be screened as the closing film at the 71st Cannes Film Fest.

At the same time, hiring Shane Black to direct was a minor stroke of genius, the Kiss Kiss Bang Bang filmmaker reteaming with that film's star allowing Downey to breathe new life into a character that was on the verge of becoming stale.

Whilethe conundrum of Simpson's movie appearance was one purposely resolved by Franks and Roday, the writers had to work around an unforeseen obstacle: Omundson suffered a minor stroke in April of this year, just before he was set to begin working on the movie.

As artist David Hockney recovered from a minor stroke, he decided to paint portraits of his friends.

«He had had a minor stroke,» Roberts explains.

At age 17 he suffered a minor stroke that gave the family a scare, but once again, Buddy bounced back with no lingering effects.

Our elation in finding that our 15 year old, much loved pet can have the same sophisticated MRI procedure as our grandmother had following a minor stroke, quickly turns to despair when a bill of several hundred dollars for the diagnostic procedure alone is presented.

As Judy's health started improving and we all thought the regimen had kicked in, Judy startled everyone by having a minor stroke.

But exploring the giant map, collecting iconic MK items to solve simple puzzles, and fending off monsters (which attack you via heart - stopping QTE jump scares) is surprisingly fun, making this new Krypt a minor stroke of genius.

As artist David Hockney recovered from a minor stroke, he decided to paint portraits of his friends.

Thankfully before I started I had a minor stroke of genius.