Patients with a very low or a very high hematocrit are at higher risk for death after a stroke, and anemic patients are at greatest risk, according to a study presented...
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Memory Declines Years Before Stroke Strikes
Memory is already impaired years before a stroke occurs, declining most rapidly in people destined to suffer a fatal stroke, according to a population-based study of...
Progesterone Quells Some Intractable Catamenial Seizures
Cyclical natural progesterone appears to reduce the frequency of catamenial seizures in some women, a placebo-controlled study has found. Women with a large number of...
Gamma Knife Surgery Cuts Seizures in Tumor Patients
Gamma Knife surgery significantly reduced the number of seizures in a subset of patients with rare congenital tumors, based on data from a prospective trial of 64...
Despite Potential Gains, Patients Balk at Epilepsy Surgery
Despite the very real chance of living a seizure-free life, many epilepsy patients with an excellent surgical prognosis continue to walk away from the procedures....
Gamma Knife Surgery Cuts Seizures in Tumor Patients
Gamma Knife surgery significantly reduced the number of seizures in a subset of patients with rare congenital tumors, based on data from a prospective trial of 64...