Bob Butler

Severe #stroke survivor leading a campaign to close the gap between Medicine's minimalist Activities of Daily Living and a like-it-never-happened Full Recovery.

[Bob Butler @OvercomeStroke]

Recommended new @Paula_Deen branding tagline for new social media director - "Yes we sure are stupid, but we sure can cook." #BrownFace

[Bob Butler @OvercomeStroke]

New study restricting nighttime calories may reduce cognitive decline. Wondering if this would help #stroke recovery. http://t.co/8HzRGCllsy

[Bob Butler @OvercomeStroke]

Top 10 money spent lobbying Congress & federal agencies AMA(no. 3) Pharmaceutical Manufacturers(no. 6) American Hospital Association(no. 10)

[Bob Butler @OvercomeStroke]

#Stroke clinical outcomes on new anticoagulants (NOAC) inferior to Warfarin - No monitoring equaling poor compliance http://t.co/8Xe9nyH8Lh

[Bob Butler @OvercomeStroke]

New far reaching study - thrombectomy used with PCI (angioplasty) significantly elevated #stroke risk. http://t.co/uSdHPWKi9P

[Bob Butler @OvercomeStroke]

Study - Long-term weight loss in overweight and obese best at decreasing AF symptoms and that lowers #stroke risk. http://t.co/Z42yxyjFyD

[Bob Butler @OvercomeStroke]

New study, taking both statins and antidepressants do not reduce CV & #stroke risk more than either medication alone http://t.co/eOQMawMcce

[Radiology Today @RadiologyToday]

#CT Images of Brain After Mild Stroke Predict Future Risk
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[Radiology Today @RadiologyToday]

Endovascular Stroke Treatment: 'MR CLEAN' Data Supports Within-the-Artery Approach to Treating Ischemic Stroke
http://t.co/70fG25iZNt

[Bob Butler @OvercomeStroke]

114 million people in the US unable to reach a comprehensive #stroke center within critical treatment "golden hour" http://t.co/QjDGqBvEws

[Bob Butler @OvercomeStroke]

@PeterCoghlan1 back at you... nothing worse than locked-in! So glad you're progressing.

[Bob Butler @OvercomeStroke]

New guidelines for low #stroke risk: more anticoagulant use substantially raises cost with uncertain clinical benefit http://t.co/R6J8SCUp1D

[Bob Butler @OvercomeStroke]

New 2014 #stroke guidelines recommend 90.8% patients use oral anticoagulants compared to 71.8% under 2011 guidelines http://t.co/dWerEOipg3

[Bob Butler @OvercomeStroke]

New #stroke report: Ablation doesn't recognize AF is sign atria is distressed, first treat the cause of distress. http://t.co/8hgyL8MAEy

[Bob Butler @OvercomeStroke]

Even low dose anticholinergics (Benadryl etc) for allergies & sleep causes cognitive loss - bad for #stroke recovery http://t.co/ow6th0pYBu

[Bob Butler @OvercomeStroke]

Every #stroke patient should use #beddit sleep monitoring to make sure they are getting critical healing REM sleep. http://t.co/kG6fkT400R

[Bob Butler @OvercomeStroke]

Reoccurrence of #stroke much less (<2%) than thought (>15%) for carotid and vertebral artery dissection http://t.co/G0JkNAnlco

[Bob Butler @OvercomeStroke]

Anticoagulation and antiplatelet equal in stopping recurrent #stroke with carotid or vertebral artery dissection http://t.co/G0JkNAnlco

[Bob Butler @OvercomeStroke]

Rapid endovascular treatment improved functional outcomes and halved mortality in ischemic #stroke http://t.co/YmC4AIrygQ

[Bob Butler @OvercomeStroke]

New study - SSRI (Celexa) and Statins (Lipitor) prescribed for #Stroke disrupting critically needed healing REM sleep http://t.co/vGSQBRuBvq