News tagged with brain infarcts

Under 50? Silent duo could put you at risk for a big stroke

Being young doesn't mean you are immune to a stroke. You may feel healthy; you may be 18 or a vigorous 50. And yet you could be more vulnerable than you know. That could be because of the role played by silent risk factors ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 08, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Insomnia after myocardial infarction

The heart and the brain appear to be even more closely connected than previously imagined. The damaging effects of myocardial infarction are apparently not confined to the heart, but also affect the brain. In fact, infarction ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Clue to normal-tension glaucoma; herpes infection and corneal transplants

The July issue of Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, includes two studies that may influence clinical treatment of serious eye conditions. One study reports on silent cerebral infarcts (SCI) ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0