Scientists from 15 countries, led by Amsterdam UMC, have developed a way to predict which patients are at risk of developing epilepsy after cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT). CVT is a type of stroke that usually affects women between the ages of 20 and 50. The predictive model is now freely available worldwide, and the […]
Choose water to quench your thirst, other options may have health risks. Recent research shows that constant consumption of soda, fruit juice and excessive coffee consumption may boost the risk of stroke. As part of the large-scale INTERSTROKE research project, a large-scale study of stroke risk factors, researchers conducted two separate analyses, one on the […]
Studies have shown that people who have weakened mental functions during adolescence are three times more likely to have a stroke by the age of 50. Stroke, also known as brain attack, is a sudden disease state of the cardiovascular system, as a result of which the blood supply to the brain is disrupted, which […]
