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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]
Stroke survivors who have lost their sense of touch may be able to feel the warmth of a loved one’s hand again thanks to a portable device being developed by UK researchers.
Overall, the development of post-stroke depression can play a significant role in a patient's recovery from a stroke. The severity of post-stroke depression has been associated with severity of impairment in activities of daily living (ADLs). By effectively treating depression, patients experience a greater recovery of basic ADLs such as ...
The Stroke Association provides a wide range of Stroke Support services to meet the needs of stroke survivors and carers across the UK.Services include the Stroke Recovery Service, Communication Support Service, Emotional Support Service, Exercise-based Rehabilitation Service, Post Stroke Review service, and Caring and You; which helped over 58,000 stroke survivors across the UK in 2016-17.
Sharon Stone is sharing how she overcame her 2001 near-fatal stroke and brain hemorrhage, which left her with a “1% chance of survival.” “I walked out of that hospital, 18% of my body mass ...
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have developed a bilingual brain implant that uses artificial intelligence to help a stroke survivor communicate in Spanish and English ...
National Stroke Awareness Month began in May 1989 after President George H. W. Bush signed the Presidential Proclamation 5975. [1] [2] National Stroke Awareness Month aims to increase the public awareness about the warning signs of stroke, symptoms of a stroke, stroke prevention, and the impact of stroke on survivors, families and caregivers.
A 33-year-old stroke survivor recalls the first symptoms he almost ignored. He felt dizzy and lightheaded during a workout before losing some vision and slurring his words.