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New Resources Can Help Doctors and Patients Be Better Able to Determine a Stroke's Cause
American Stroke Association ConsumerFeature
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EVERY YEAR, OVER HALF-A-MILLION AMERICANS HAVE A STROKE. AND, NEARLY 200-THOUSAND OF THOSE ARE "CRYPTOGENIC"--WHICH MEANS THAT THE CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED. A NEW INITIATIVE BY THE "AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION"/"AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION" MAY HELP. THAT'S BECAUSE A PRIOR STROKE IS THE NUMBER-ONE RISK-FACTOR FOR A SECOND STROKE. BUT, IT'S HARD TO PREVENT ANOTHER STROKE--IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FIRST ONE. A RECENT SURVEY FOUND THAT THIS CAUSES BOTH FRUSTRATION AND ANXIETY, FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ALIKE. THE SAME SURVEY FOUND THAT ONLY 20-PERCENT OF THESE PATIENTS GET "CRYPTOGENIC"-STROKE INFORMATION, WHEN THEY'RE DIAGNOSED. MANY, INSTEAD, SEEK INFORMATION ON THEIR OWN--EVEN THOUGH IT'S HARD TO FIND ANSWERS. THIS INITIATIVE PROVIDES RESOURCES--ALL IN ONE PLACE--THAT MAY HELP BOTH PATIENTS AND THEIR DOCTORS TO BETTER DETERMINE WHAT MAY BE CAUSING A STROKE. LEARN MORE ABOUT "CRYPTOGENIC" STROKE, AT "STROKE-ASSOCIATION"-DOT-ORG.
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