2002). The advantagesof this new definition are that it is based on the presence or absence of a biologic end point, indicates that transient ischemic symptoms can cause permanent brain injury ...

A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding.

Cigarette smoking from childhood into early adulthood is associated with an increased risk of premature cardiac injury, ...

Teens who start smoking young may harm their hearts in just a few short years, researchers report Early smoking causes the ...

“There are several different reasons. You can be born blind from congenital diseases.There's ischemic causes such as glaucoma where you have ischemia or increased pressure in the eye. There's ...

Approximately 45% of ischemic strokes are caused by small or large artery thrombus, 20% are embolic in origin, and others have an unknown cause (Hickey, 2003). Thrombosis can form in the ...