Monday, May 16, 2005

AMNews: May 23/30, 2005. Strokes different in men vs. women ...

AMNews: May 23/30, 2005. Strokes different in men vs. women ... American Medical News:
"Strokes different in men vs. women. Researchers are investigating factors that could cause significant gender disparities in the impact and care received when stroke occurs.

By Victoria Stagg Elliott, AMNews staff. May 23/30, 2005.

The woman had been at a financial planning conference when she suddenly had double vision. It eventually returned to normal. Still, over the next few days, she realized she was having a hard time reading. The problem ultimately led her to the office of Barbara Kostick, MD, a family physician in Freemont, Calif.

This scenario is not usually considered a stroke, but that's exactly what it was -- a small stroke."

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