Stroke

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Mike Hallett

Ex-top five snooker player eyes return after stroke left him unable to lift cue

Mike Hallett, once the fifth best snooker player in the world, is aiming to qualify for the World Seniors Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

Yesterday

Austin Dale is back playing football - just 17 weeks after having a stroke.

Footballer, 13, makes return to the pitch - just weeks after stroke

Austin was initially paralysed down one side of his body, and was unable to talk.

21 Sept

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Blood pressure checks aim to prevent hundreds of heart attacks and strokes

More blood pressure checks could prevent 140 heart attacks and 200 strokes in Sussex over the next three years, NHS Sussex claims.

6 Sept

Newcastle United academy director Steve Harper suffers stroke

Ultra-processed foods increase risk of cardiovascular diseases, studies find

Woman wakes up only able to speak German after stroke

'I wanted to die': Living with the condition that takes away your voice

Student mistook stroke for the 'world's worst hangover'

Boy, 8, who fell over in school playground actually had stroke

Ultra-marathon runner learns to speak again after stroke during race

Dancer who suffered stroke feels 'very lucky' to be alive

'I would've been in a dark place without the support I received after my stroke'

Arena attack officer who had sudden stroke 'desperate' to return home

Stroke victim watches daughter’s wedding live on screen from hospital

Woman who woke and had 'out of the blue' stroke shares warning signs