Telephone Stroke
Edward Lewis
May 31, 2006
Anyone who uses the telephone for a very long time, especially the elderly should often switch sides or use a hands-free telephone to avoid sustained provocative neck positions.
A 63 year old man in Northern Ontario, with a history of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure & ischaemic heart disease developed symptoms of slurred speech, unsteadiness & left-side weakness immediately after a 56-minute phone conversation.
Investigation showed calcification of the sellar area of the brain & small atherosclerotic plaques at the neck arteries. The man had kept his neck bent to the right side throughout the conversation, which caused compression of the already
calcified right vertebral artery & resulted in a stroke.
Telephone stroke can be related to other similar conditions caused by chiropratic manipulation of the neck, protracted dental work, intubation (the insertion of a tube), x-ray positioning & beauty parlor stroke syndrome.
Source : "Telephone stroke" MS. Parmarl. Canadian Medical Association Journal (Nov 2002 & Feb 2003) 1670:1104
Complete article link :
Stroke
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A 63 year old man in Northern Ontario, with a history of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure & ischaemic heart disease developed symptoms of slurred speech, unsteadiness & left-side weakness immediately after a 56-minute phone conversation.
Investigation showed calcification of the sellar area of the brain & small atherosclerotic plaques at the neck arteries. The man had kept his neck bent to the right side throughout the conversation, which caused compression of the already
calcified right vertebral artery & resulted in a stroke.
Telephone stroke can be related to other similar conditions caused by chiropratic manipulation of the neck, protracted dental work, intubation (the insertion of a tube), x-ray positioning & beauty parlor stroke syndrome.
Source : "Telephone stroke" MS. Parmarl. Canadian Medical Association Journal (Nov 2002 & Feb 2003) 1670:1104
Complete article link :
Stroke
Tips Of All Sorts is a site loaded with useful tips on health, family, home, garden, beauty and almost anything else possible! Subscribe to the info-packed TIPS Newsletter and go to the TIPS Blog for the latest tips.]
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