Initial treatment for a stroke depends upon a number of factors, including whether the patient is having a hemorrhagic stroke involving bleeding within the brain, or an ischemic stroke that is blocking an artery. This [...]
Strokes are the fifth leading cause of death in the US today, and a principal cause of all disability in adults. Yet many people don’t really know what a stroke is or how to recognize [...]
Both depression and dementia are common mental health problems often experienced by the elderly. Up to 50% of patients with depression also experience some type of cognitive impairment, and as many as 68% of those [...]
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is generally a disorder in which a person has overpowering, recurring thoughts and behaviors that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over. The disorder is characterized by repeated, [...]
When you think of post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD), you almost invariable think of war veterans – and you probably envision a man. The truth is that women are just as likely as men to suffer [...]
Mental illnesses are much more common than most people realize. There are also many misconceptions about mental illness. Here are the a few important facts to know about these disorders – which are far more [...]
