A ministroke, or transient ischemic attack (TIA), occurs when part of the brain is damaged, but it is very small. Dr. Felipe de los Rios, Neurologist with Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, explains why after a lack of blood flow to an area of the brain, the blood flow is able to be restored. ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** SUBSCRIBE…...

The only way a neurologist, or alternatively the emergency physician, can confirm that a patient is suffering from a stroke is through what he says and how he says it. "It's all you need," highlights Dr. Felipe de los Rios. Also, after this confirmation, an imaging process will be performed, which will determine if the…...

Ischemic strokes are more common than hemorrhagic strokes, but what are their signs? Dr. Felipe de los Rios, Neurologist with Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, explains with a 3D image what happens to the brain when it suffers from an ischemic stroke. ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: . . Follow us on social media: FACEBOOK:…...

"An aneurysm is like a bubble that bursts, but then the body fixes it. It bleeds out and then it stops, because the body makes a little bit of a patch, if you don't fix it completely this bubble will burst again", says Dr. Italo Linfante, Medical Director of Interventional Neuroradiology and Endovascular Neurosurgery with…...

When a patient has a stroke, the neurologist evaluates the damage and refers him to the physiatrist, who offers the best rehabilitation treatment for the patient, says Dr. Lucinda Adriana Arenas, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician with Baptist Health South Florida. The doctor explains the physiatrist evaluates the patient and the areas of the brain…...

Haronyd Melo Nunez, Manager of Rehab Services at West Kendall Baptist Hospital, says there is a variety of robotic therapy available for stroke patients. She highlights there is also electrical stimulation that is focused on whatever specific muscle is not activating, so you can wear a cuff around your leg that will send the electrical…...

Dr. Guilherme Dabus, Director of the Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship Program with Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, advises going to the E.R. as soon as possible. The expert explains in both types of stroke, an early diagnosis can make the difference. It’s important to make some procedures to aspirate clots or open the vessels according to the…...

Stroke can increase depression and anxiety, not only for the patient, but caretakers take on a lot of burden on this as well. Neurologist Dr. Felipe de los Rios gives some recommendations on how to deal with it. In many centers there are possibilities to talk with a social worker, visit support groups, where not…...