Caffeinol
I was going to go light on the caffeinol dubious origin, but for clear and obvious reasons I think this might be of help.
Caffeinol, a new medication that combines caffeine and ethanol, shows signs of limiting stroke-induced brain damage in animal studies and has been proven safe in a small pilot study of stroke patients.
Also, I just remembered while doing this that researchers have found that women and men have different stroke symptoms, with doctors and nurses trained only on the recognition of the male ones!
Curious readers, please keep this in mind.
Comments
What are the differences in symptoms of stroke in men and women?
Posted by: Linda Armstrong | September 15, 2003 7:56 AM
Linda:
You may like to check this link:
"The findings showed that overall, 28 percent of women reported nontraditional stroke symptoms, as opposed to 19 percent of men. Statistically significant sex differences were found for four specific symptom categories: men were more likely to report the traditional symptoms of imbalance and paralysis of one side of their body, while women were more likely to report nontraditional symptoms of pain and changes in consciousness or disorientation.
Women were generally more likely than men to report non-neurologic symptoms like chest pain and shortness of breath, while men were somewhat more likely to have problems with their ability to walk. There was no difference between the sexes in speech problems, facial muscle problems, dizziness/vertigo, sensation, language, visual problems or unclassifiable neurologic symptoms. A majority of patients - 58 percent - reported multiple symptoms".
Hope this helps.
Posted by: Camilo | September 15, 2003 8:37 AM