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InterAct Stroke Support, previously known as the InterAct Reading Service, [1] is a charity registered with the Charity Commission Of England and Wales. [2] Its aim is to support the rehabilitation of stroke survivors through a live interactive reading service. [3] The charity was formed in 2000 by the theatre director Caroline Smith. [4]
Each year, nearly 800,000 people suffer a stroke in the United States. That’s about one stroke every 40 seconds. ... For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in ...
This page presents a list of certified stroke centers in the United States, by certification level, from highest (comprehensive), to lowest (acute). It provides the state, the hospital name, the city, the county, expiration of certification (if available), date cited, and references:
Meetup is an online service used to create groups that host local in-person and virtual events. [40] [41] As of 2017, there are about 35 million Meetup users. [42] Each user can be a member of multiple groups or RSVP for any number of events. [43] Users are usually using the website to find friends, share a hobby, or for professional networking ...
Virtual reality therapy (VRT) was pioneered and originally termed by Max North documented by the first known publication (Virtual Environment and Psychological Disorders, Max M. North, and Sarah M. North, Electronic Journal of Virtual Culture, 2,4, July 1994), his doctoral VRT dissertation completion in 1995 (began in 1992), and followed with the first known published VRT book in 1996 (Virtual ...
One study found that up to 8% of people who have had a stroke will develop central post-stroke pain, and that the pain will be moderate to severe in 5% of those affected. [78] The condition was formerly called "thalamic pain", because of the high incidence among those with damage to the thalamus or thalamic nuclei. Now known as CPSP, it is ...
People with Alzheimer’s often experience impaired motor control, such as apraxia and gait disturbances. Changes in saccades or involuntary rapid eye movements that shift the eye from one target ...
A mobile stroke unit (MSU) is an ambulance that furnishes services to diagnose, evaluate, and/or treat symptoms of an acute stroke. [1] It may contain, in addition to the normal ambulance equipment, a device for brain imaging ( computerized tomography ), a point-of-care laboratory and telemedical interaction between ambulance and hospital ...