Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine Posted online on January 26, 2018. Takuya Kameda, MD Abstract Beauty parlor stroke syndrome (BPSS) is a rare condition characterized by mechanical impingement of a vertebral artery (VA) during neck rotation and/or hyperextension followed by vertebrobasilar insufficiency. However, there have been no reports of BPSS in which the cause of mechanical […]
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 Karolinska Institutet Only people with migraine with aura have a higher risk of stroke, shows a twin study with 12-year follow-up, from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal Brain. The study also found that the risk is lower than previously demonstrated and possibly related to familial factors. Between 11 and 13 per […]
Tuesday, 26 September 2017 17:15 By Jill Carnahan, MD, Contributing Writer Diet sodas are garnering negative attention yet again, and for good reason. A recent report from the ongoing Framingham Heart Study indicates that drinking as little as one can of sugar-free soda per day is associated with higher risks of stroke or developing dementia. Heavily […]
Cassidy JD, et al. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2017. Abstract BACKGROUND: Chiropractic manipulation is a popular treatment for neck pain and headache, but may increase the riskc of cervical artery dissection and stroke. Patients with carotid artery dissection can present with neck pain and/or headache before experiencing a stroke. These are common symptoms seen by […]
Both sugary, diet drinks correlated with accelerated brain aging Date: April 20, 2017 Source: Boston University Summary: Excess sugar — especially the fructose in sugary drinks — might damage your brain, new research suggests. Researchers found that people who drink sugary beverages frequently are more likely to have poorer memory, smaller overall brain volume, and […]
The Journal of Headache and Pain, 12/15/2016 Tsai CL, et al. – This population–based cohort study aimed to investigate whether patients with primary headache disorders (PHDs) were at a high risk of developing stroke. Researchers recommend that with gender–dependent, age–specific and time–dependent characteristics, PHDs is suggestive of an incremental risk for ischaemic stroke. Methods The […]
12 December 2016 A man who suffered a stroke after getting his hair washed in a salon has been talking about his “life-changing injury”. Doctors who treated him said it was likely to have been a case of “beauty parlour syndrome” – which can occur when the neck is over-extended. This can damage arteries, which […]
09/01/2016 09:59 EDT This isn’t the first stroke attributed to a love bite. Emma Prestwich The Huffington Post Canada A 17-year-old boy in Mexico died recently after his girlfriend gave him a hickey, according to local media reports. Julio Macías González, who lived in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa neighbourhood, died of a stroke after the hickey caused a […]
POSTED 5:50 PM, AUGUST 30, 2016, BY SHARDAE NEAL, UPDATED AT 08:48AM, AUGUST 31, 2016 MEXICO CITY — Sometimes a hickey, love bite, or whatever you want to call it, can really suck. And one 17-year-old boy in Mexico City learned that the hard way. He reportedly died after his 24-year-old girlfriend sent him home […]
May 10, 2016 HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, May 10, 2016 (HealthDay News) — A popular over-the-counter heartburn medication accelerated aging of blood vessel cells in lab tests, raising red flags about its long-term effect on heart health, researchers say. Faster aging of blood vessel cells exposed to the antacid Nexium (esomeprazole) might potentially hinder the tasks these […]
May 06, 2016 Annals of Internal Medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this systematic review evaluated the risk of severe bleeding associated with the use of aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The use of low-dose aspirin was associated with a 58% increased risk of major gastrointestinal bleeding and a 27% increased […]
Here’s everything you need to know. Mar. 15, 2016, at 1:35 p.m. In January 2014, Elizabeth Smith, a mother of two, had a stroke caused by a visit to the hair salon. A CT scan revealed that an artery in her neck had been damaged by this shampoo chair and sink at Blowbunny: Blow Dry […]
03.15.2016 Explain risk and discuss nonhormonal contraception by Kay Jackson Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Women who are overweight or obese and using oral contraceptives had a significantly increased risk of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) compared with women of normal weight not taking oral contraceptives, an unmatched case-control study showed. Overweight and obesity were associated with […]
Posted on January 21, 2015 by Cleveland HeartLab The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) just published new guidelines for the primary prevention of stroke that acknowledge the relationship between inflammation and various stages of the atherogenic process including initiation, progression, and stability of atherosclerotic lesions. They reference a number of studies that show associations […]
Nancy A. Melville January 12, 2016 Use of antidepressants is linked to an increased risk for the development of first-time cerebral microbleeds, results of a longitudinal study show. “In this population-based study, we found that antidepressant use was associated with an increased risk of incident first-ever microbleeds after 4 years of follow-up,” the authors, led […]
November 17, 2015 Neurology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this population-based, case–control study investigated the relationship between alcohol consumption and risk of ischemic stroke in Koreans who had different alcoholic beverage type preferences than Western populations. Soju, a distilled beverage with 20% ethanol by volume, was the alcoholic beverage of choice in 78% of cases. […]
Date: November 9, 2015 Source: Intermountain Medical Center Summary: A lack of vitamin D can result in weak bones. Recent studies also show that vitamin D deficiency is linked to more serious health risks such as coronary artery disease, heart attacks, and strokes. A lack of vitamin D can result in weak bones. Recent studies […]
Egg consumption and risk of heart failure, myocardial infarction, and stroke: results from 2 prospective cohorts American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 09/24/2015 Larsson SC, et al. – The aim of this study was to examine whether egg consumption is associated with incidence of HF, myocardial infarction (MI), or stroke types. Daily egg consumption was not […]
09.08.2015 Stroke Rounds: HbA1C Has Modest Impact on CVD Risk Adding hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) to conventional cardiovascular risk assessment had only a modest effect on post-test, 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk, researchers reported. Using data from the 2010-2011 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), Mark J. Pletcher, MD, MPH, of the University of […]