Deans' stroke musings: Myths vs.Facts on stroke from the National Stroke Association

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Monday, June 20, 2016

Myths vs.Facts on stroke from the National Stroke Association

Missing a few facts.
http://www.stroke.org/understand-stroke/what-stroke/stroke-facts

Although stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in America and a leading cause of adult disability, many myths surround this disease. Test how much you know about stroke today

MYTH	FACT
MYTH: Stroke cannot be prevented.	FACT: Up to 80 percent of strokes are preventable.
MYTH: There is no treatment for stroke.	FACT: At any sign of stroke call 9-1-1- immediately. Treatment may be available.
MYTH: Stroke only affects the elderly.	FACT: Stroke can happen to anyone at any time.
MYTH: Stroke happens in the heart.	FACT: Stroke is a "brain attack".
MYTH: Stroke recovery only happens for the first few months after a stroke.	FACT: Stroke recovery is a lifelong process.
MYTH: Strokes are rare.	FACT: There are nearly 7 million stroke survivors in the U.S. Stroke is the 5^th leading cause of death in the U.S.
MYTH: Strokes are not hereditary.	FACT: Family history of stroke increases your chance for stroke.
MYTH: If stroke symptoms go away, you don’t have to see a doctor.	FACT: Temporary stroke symptoms are called transient ischemic attacks (TIA). They are warning signs prior to actual stroke and need to be taken seriously.

MISSING:
MYTH: Getting to a stroke hospital in 4.5 hours will allow the doctors to completely reverse the effects of the stroke.
FACT: tPA only works to completely reverse the stroke 12% of the time.

MYTH: Your doctors have the expertise and therapy protocols to get you recovered.
FACT: Only 10% of stroke patients almost fully recover. There are no publicly available stoke rehab protocols.

MYTH: You can hire the best stroke doctor in the world to get yourself recovered.
FACT: The best stroke doctor still can't beat the previous fact. Your recovery is all up to the work you put in. Your doctor has almost zilch to do with your recovery