Apoplexy is bleeding into an organ or loss of blood flow to an organ. For example,
Apoplexy most often refers to stroke symptoms that occur suddenly. Such symptoms occur due to bleeding into the brain. It can also occur by a blood clot in a brain blood vessel. Conditions such as subarachnoid hemorrhage or stroke are sometimes called apoplexy.
Functional apoplexy is when a person appears to be having stroke-like symptoms. However, there is no brain defect.
Bruce Ovbiagele is a Neurologist in Charleston, South Carolina. Ovbiagele has been practicing medicine for over 32 years and is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Apoplexy, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Seizures, and Carotid Artery Surgery.
Pascal Jabbour is a Neurosurgery expert in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jabbour has been practicing medicine for over 25 years and is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. He is also highly rated in 35 other conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Endovascular Embolization, and Stent Placement. Jabbour is currently accepting new patients.
Shadi Yaghi is a Neurologist in Providence, Rhode Island. Yaghi has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Apoplexy, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization. Yaghi is currently accepting new patients.
Summary: Stroke is one of the leading causes behind death and permanent disability in adults. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common clinical arrhythmia and its prevalence is steeply increasing with age. Atrial fibrillation is associated with a manifold increase in the risk for stroke. It is considered important to investigate the heart rhythm in stroke survivors without previously known AF, because d...
Summary: In a double-blinded sham-controlled study the effect of patient-tailored transcranial direct current stimulation during rehabilitation training will be examined.
Published Date: January 29, 2022
Published By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
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