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  2. Right hemisphere brain damage - Wikipedia

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    Right hemisphere brain damage (RHD) is the result of injury to the right cerebral hemisphere. [1] The right hemisphere of the brain coordinates tasks for functional communication, which include problem solving, memory, and reasoning. [1] Deficits caused by right hemisphere brain damage vary depending on the location of the damage. [2]

  3. Cerebral infarction - Wikipedia

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    Cerebral infarction, also known as an ischemic stroke, is the pathologic process that results in an area of necrotic tissue in the brain (cerebral infarct). [1] In mid to high income countries, a stroke is the main reason for disability among people and the 2nd cause of death. [2]

  4. Stroke presents differently in women than men. Here are 7 ...

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    Beyond the symptoms listed in the BE-FAST mnemonic, Kamdar says some less noticeable signs of stroke seen in women include severe headache, generalized weakness, generalized fatigue, shortness of ...

  5. Cerebrovascular disease - Wikipedia

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    The most common presentation of cerebrovascular disease is an ischemic stroke or mini-stroke and sometimes a hemorrhagic stroke. [2] Hypertension (high blood pressure) is the most important contributing risk factor for stroke and cerebrovascular diseases as it can change the structure of blood vessels and result in atherosclerosis . [ 5 ]

  6. Encephalomalacia - Wikipedia

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    A third case in 1898 followed the ten-day decline of a 66-year-old woman with cerebral softening. She had yellow softening which led to symptoms that started slowly with transient facial paralysis on the right side of the face. The limbs later became cold and the right side of the body transiently progressed between semi-paralysis and tetanus ...

  7. Will you have a stroke? These 17 factors can be predictors ...

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    Having severe vasomotor symptoms (such as hot flashes) in menopause Taking estrogen-containing hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) for menopause after age 60, more than 10 years after natural menopause

  8. Pusher syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Pusher syndrome is a condition observed in some people following a stroke which has left them with one side weakened due to hemiparesis. Sufferers exhibit a tendency to actively push away from the unweakened side, thus leading to a loss of postural balance. It can be a result of left or right brain damage.

  9. What is the menopause and what are the main symptoms? - AOL

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    Symptoms last for an average of seven years, with one in three women experiencing them for even longer. Falling oestrogen production can also have a long-term effect on the bones and heart.