stroke recovery

  • Health News: Natural Product Shows Promise in Stroke Recovery

    January 1st, 2013

    A new study using brevetoxin-2, a compound produced naturally by marine algae, stimulated nerve cell growth and plasticity in cultured mouse neurons. This research advances a new pharmacological treatment to aid recovery of brain function following a stroke or other traumatic brain injury.

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  • Stroke Recovery

    March 1st, 2009

    Roger Maxwell of Dallas didn’t smoke. He exercised regularly and kept his weight down. But at 49 he suffered a stroke that left him wheelchair-bound and unable to speak words more than two syllables. Maxwell’s stroke came from an arterial dissection; an artery in the back of his neck split in half and blocked the flow of blood to his brain.

    By Nicole Duncan

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