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What is a Stroke? Symptoms, Risk Factors and Treatment Options

What is a Stroke? A cerebral vascular accident (CVA) is most commonly referred to as a stroke. It happens when the blood supply to part of your brain is interrupted or severely reduced, therefore depriving brain tissue of oxygen and food. Without treatment, brain cells begin to die within minutes. Stroke Symptoms If you think… Continue reading What is a Stroke? Symptoms, Risk Factors and Treatment Options

Brooke Phillips, CWCMS
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What is Parkinson’s Disease?

Tremors, difficulties with balance and walking, problems with movement, rigid or stiff muscles… celebrities like Michael J. Fox and Muhammad Ali suffer from these symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) – one of the most common nervous system disorders. PD is both chronic and progressive and most often develops in elderly men and women, though it… Continue reading What is Parkinson’s Disease?

Brooke Phillips, CWCMS
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