Be Well: Understanding Strokes and How Doctors Work to Reverse Their Effects
Strokes have become the leading cause of disability among Americans and the fourth leading cause of death. With so many people impacted by the complication, new methods of treatment have emerged that look to mitigate deaths and reverse symptoms and signs of stroke.
Alzheimer’s mainly affects the elderly, who are eligible for Medicare, but people under 65 — even, rarely, as young as their 30s — also can get diagnosed. They are more likely to have commercial coverage.
Some doctors say the drug should be held for three weeks before sedation to accommodate the delayed emptying of the stomach, which can cause patients to inhale food and liquid into their lungs.
