Being out in the heat for too long can throw off the balance of the body temperature, says Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care.
She describes if the body is unable to cool itself, people …
Dr. Italo Linfante, Medical Director of Interventional Neuroradiology & Endovascular Neurosurgery with Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, talks about how strokes occur.
With a digital imaging, the specialists describes the arteries of the brain and it does it by a lot …
FAST stands for Face, Arm, Speech and Time and it is a way to recognize if someone is having a stroke. So, you can ask the person to smile to see if the Face looks uneven; to raise both Arms …
According to Dr. Felipe de los Rios, 50% of the people who have a stroke can die. The neurologist says the most deadly strokes are those where there is bleeding involved. “Hemorrhage, blood vessel rupture or aneurysm ruptures are the …
Gabriela M. Ortega, Supervisor for Acute Rehabilitation at West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains rehabilitation depends on the patient. “Once they are medically stable, we have a consult usually between the first 24 to 48 hours at the hospital to determine …
A stroke may be caused by several factors. According to Dr. Felipe de los Rios, high blood pressure is the main risk factor and can appear at an early age.
Stress, high cholesterol and diabetes are other common risk factors. …
Age, family history, gender, hormones, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and smoking are risk factors for stroke.
Gabriela M. Ortega, Supervisor for Acute Rehabilitation at West Kendall Baptist Hospital, says the normal blood pressure is 120/80, and recommends if you …
Gabriela M. Ortega, Supervisor for Acute Rehabilitation at West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains if you have a stroke on the right side of the brain, the deficits will appear on the left side of your body.
She also says stroke …
