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Even Mild Strokes Can Do Harm
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 Of these silent-stroke victims, 84 percent had a single brain "lesion," or abnormality. That may not sound serious, but such damage can't be taken lightly.
"A single lesion can cause whispering subtle symptoms and signs," explained study author Dr. Sudha Seshadri, associate professor of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine. "It also increases the risk of more strokes and of cognitive impairment," she said.
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Learn more about stroke from the American Stroke Association.
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Last updated 2/27/2009
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SOURCES: George Howard, Dr.PH., professor and chair, biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health; Monika Safford, M.D., assistant professor of preventive medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Sudha Seshadri, M.D., associate professor, neurology, Boston University School of Medicine
National Stroke Association, Centennial, Colo.; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Md.
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