Many people who experience a transient ischemic attack will go on to have a stroke within 90 days. Here are the red flags.
Gordon Robb had a bleed on his brain but was reluctant to seek emergency care after not experiencing the usual symptoms of the condition ...
We asked four neurologists which symptoms you should never ignore—and what they might signal.
An update has been issued to MPs over NHS stroke treatment. Stroke patients need urgent treatment to avoid long-term or ...
Persistent post-stroke vertigo leads to poorer outcomes and reduced mobility, even in patients with high rehabilitation participation rates.
A study found that the hyperextension that occurs when tilting the head back into a salon shampoo bowl can lead to beauty parlor stroke syndrome The posture can compress or tear the vertebral arteries ...
What are the optimal measures to take in a patient with progressing stroke, or "stroke-in-evolution?" Once or twice each year, I will encounter a patient with a mild deficit upon admission who ...
We are definitely seeing more young people coming in with strokes,” says Dr. Joshua Willey, a stroke neurologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center (who didn’t treat ...
Uncontrolled diabetes damages blood vessels and accelerates atherosclerosis, the process that narrows arteries.
More Australian women die from stroke than breast cancer, and now research has highlighted the two key life stages where women are most at risk.
Lucy Merrell, who had a stroke at age 14, spoke about how quick care changed her outcomes. A new telehealth program aims to provide that quick care to more patients.