Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics--2014 Update.

You can read all 268 pages here but its not going to tell you how to fix all the failures in the stroke medical world. That's going to take SuperStroke Survivor abilities. Because the existing stroke associations have no incentive to help survivors.
http://click.heartemail.org/?qs=175e88a2b36d6fa1c7dceeb31200339bee0457b6217911ed4117cca13e850e26

Statistics:

• On average, every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke.
• On average, every 4 minutes, someone dies of a stroke (NCHS, NHLBI). Stroke accounted for ≈1 of every 19 deaths in the United States in 2010.
• From 2000 to 2010, the annual stroke death rate decreased 35.8% and the actual number of stroke deaths declined 22.8%.
• An estimated 6.8 million Americans ≥20 years of age have had a stroke. According to data from the 2012 BRFSS (CDC), 2.9% of men and 2.9% of women ≥18 years of age had a history of stroke.

Stroke research at the NIH - Project Listing by Category

If we had a decent stroke association each one of these would be reported on on a monthly basis and we'd be able to instantly identify where the next proposed research dollars should go to. But alas we have craptastic stroke associations that do very little other than issue press releases. We need that SuperStroke survivor working at that great stroke association in order to accomplish that.
This is from 2009 and I couldn't figure out how to get 2013 or 2014 data.
http://report.nih.gov/categorical_spending_project_listing.aspx?FY=2009&ARRA=N&DCat=Stroke
2012 data is here;
http://report.nih.gov/categorical_spending_project_listing.aspx?FY=2012&ARRA=N&DCat=Stroke

Music helps stroke patients find their voice

Why the hell do we continue to hear stories like this? Research supporting this idea has been around for years. It seems that there is no way to disseminate changes that should be made to stroke protocols around the world. That would seem like a job for SuperStroke survivor since the WSO obviously has no intention of ever helping stroke survivors. GAH! the stupidity of everyone involved. Did they all take stupid pills? Or are survivors emanating a stupid force radiating from our damaged brains? Which is why graduate students doing research for their dissertations are producing great research yet.
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news%2Fhealth&id=8979879

Dec. 2013

Opera Singer Overcomes Stroke that at First Left Him Speechless

Sept. 2011

Rhythm in disguise: why singing may not hold the key to recovery from aphasia 

Written in 1973;

Melodic Intonation Therapy for Aphasia

The Influence of Fish Oil on Neurological Development and Function

This is a job for SuperStroke Survivor, an employee of that great stroke association at the end of the Universe. All this information needs to be consolidated into an understandable stroke protocol. But no one in the medical world has enough intelligence and initiative to do this.

1.  Effect of fish oil supplementation in a rat model of multiple mild traumatic brain injuries

2.  Protection against brain abnormalities provided by high serum omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content

Fish oil.
     either by injection
3.  http://oc1dean.blogspot.com/2013/03/fish-oil-may-help-stroke-patients.html
     or a feeding tube
4.  http://oc1dean.blogspot.com/2012/10/fish-oil-for-brain-injuries-tbi.html  

5.  Forget about fish oil and multivitamins for secondary prevention of CV events

6.  Meta-analysis finds no CV benefit of omega-3 fatty acids

7.  Research Shows Fish Oil Component Given Up To 5 Hours After Stroke Limits Brain Damage

Wouldn't you want your doctor to know exactly what to do with fish oil? When your stroke is occurring, not 50 years from now.

8.  The Influence of Fish Oil on Neurological Development and FunctionNQ315078

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Authors

Noran M. Abu-Ouf, Mohammed M. Jan

Abstract

Fish oil originates from fish tissue rich in omega-3 fatty acids. These include eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Healthy individuals are advised to consume foods rich in fish oil at least twice a week. However, such intake varies depending on cultural or personal preference, and socio-economic status. Many families and patients with chronic neurological conditions consume supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids. We are frequently requested to give advice and recommendations on using such agents to help improve neurological developmental and cognitive functions. The objective of this review is to discuss the available literature supporting the role of fish oils on brain development and function. There is a growing body of literature suggesting a potential benefit of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; however it is still unclear if there are response variations according to the developmental stage, age, and dose.