Stroke

VA North Texas is gold standard for reducing heart attacks, strokes
Cardiovascular disease, strokes, and heart attacks are the leading causes of death in America. More than a third, or 37-percent, of Veterans have been diagnosed with hypertension and more than 40-percent have high cholesterol.
Biofeedback useful for headaches and other conditions
A literature review by VA researchers highlights the usefulness of biofeedback for headache and incontinence treatment, and stroke recovery. There was less evidence for its role in other conditions.
VA telestroke program improving care for Veterans
During a stroke, 1.9 million brain cells die every minute. VA’s Telestroke program is improving Veteran’s access to stroke specialists using video calls from neurologists to patients in minutes.
VA Stroke Teams hope to stop strokes before they strike
Strokes occur when the blood supply to a part of [...]
VA’s Pittsburgh Healthcare System training speech-language pathologists to rehabilitate Veterans with aphasia
The program is designed increase access to care and to improve patient outcomes in aphasia rehabilitation throughout VA.
VA doctor survives stroke with help of VA TeleStroke program he helped put in place
Last winter, Army Veteran Dr. Gilbert Teague began working with his VA facility’s team to implement the VA National TeleStroke Program.
Veterans: Ready for your cholesterol quiz?
Too much cholesterol can cause a sticky substance (plaque) to build up in your blood vessels. This plaque can block blood vessels and cause heart attacks and strokes.