New hope for patients who suffer a stroke
New hope for patients who suffer a stroke
Neurosurgeon Dr. Aaron Brooking of Broward Health said the FDA recently approved the combination of an implantable vagus nerve stimulator and rehabilitation to help people regain the use of their arms and hands.
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0.24 -> in today's healthcare some new hope for
2.399 -> patients out there who suffer loss of
4.16 -> function in their upper extremities
6.16 -> after having the most common type of
7.759 -> stroke broward health neurosurgeon dr
10.24 -> aaron brookings says the fda recently
12.799 -> approved this combination of an
14.639 -> implantable vagus nerve stimulator along
16.72 -> with rehabilitation tail people regained
19.039 -> the use of their arms and hands the
20.96 -> decision was based on a trial involving
22.8 -> more than 100 patients what's
24.88 -> interesting about this study is that
27.519 -> most of the stroke patients were on
29.92 -> average three years after a stroke and
32.48 -> showed significant improvement up to 50
35.12 -> percent improvement in arm function
37.84 -> even on an average of three years out
40.48 -> we've showed you these implantable vagus
42 -> nerve stimulators in the past because
43.6 -> they've been previously used to treat
45.6 -> seizure disorders as well as depression
48.64 -> and a study published in the journal of
50.399 -> clinical oncology finds that physical
52.719 -> activity is a simple solution for
54.719 -> patients concerned about the cognitive
56.8 -> effects of chemotherapy researchers
59.44 -> studied breast cancer patients in
60.879 -> particular before during and after their
63.039 -> treatment and found that exercise was
65.199 -> associated with better function in the
67.68 -> brain they call it chemo brain
69.84 -> immediately up to and six months after
72 -> completing treatment
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX78wZXd4NI