MINI STROKE – 5 THINGS TO KNOW

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Doctors say a mini stroke usually starts out with a blood clot blocking or reducing blood flow to the brain, just like a major stroke. Only…A mini stroke is temporary by definition. It’s a TIA – transient ischemic attack – in which blood flow returns...

3 THINGS ABOUT ALZHEIMER’S RIGHT NOW

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ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS: Do You Eat and Drink Them?

by | Nov 12, 2017 | Alzheimer's, artificial sweeteners, Brain News Brief, Brain News Brief at NEINH, Brain News Brief at NEINH.com, dementia, Dr. Peter McAllister, Gillian Neff, Medicine, NEICR, NEINH, Neurology, New England Institute for Neurology & Headache, Stroke, The Migrainer

SEEING THIS VIDEO MAY MAKE YOU LOSE YOUR APPETITE FOR ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS. *** CLICK ABOVE FOR VIDEO *** Doctors say scientific findings show artificial sweeteners wreak havoc on various body systems, and when it comes to your brain… Dr. Peter McAllister of...

HOPE AFTER STROKE – Quality of Life Changer Injections to Alleviate Arm Problem

by | Aug 17, 2017 | Angelo Termine, Botox, Brain News Brief at NEINH.com, Caryn McAllister, clinical trial, Dr. Peter McAllister, Dysport, Gillian Neff, High Quality Home Care, HQHC, Myobloc, NEICR, NEINH, neurotoxin, New England Institute for Clinical Research, New England Institute for Neurology & Headache, quality of life, Stroke, upper limb spasticity, Xeomin

After 17 years of interviewing doctors and others on the frontline treating stroke patients, I am realizing I’ve missed an important “quality of life” issue. I’ve been so focused on covering how patients can recover brain function and prevent additional strokes that I...