STROKE — Risk Factors, Complications & Treatment
A stroke happens every 40 seconds and is the leading cause of death in the United States. With these stunning statistics in mind, and the awareness that stroke is the primary cause of vascular [...]
STROKE — One of the Leading Causes of Dementia
On a previous blog post we laid out one of the main types of dementia, Vascular Dementia, caused by stroke, current estimates claim that 15 to 20% of all dementia cases are in the vascular [...]
Vascular Dementia 101
Vascular dementia develops after a stroke blocks an artery in the brain. Whether a stroke affects the thinking and reasoning that are a hallmark of dementia depends on the stroke’s severity and [...]
