Eight years ago, at the age of 53, Jeff Miller woke up, got out of bed and fell to the floor. Although he was having trouble seeing, he managed to get down the stairs to the first floor of his ...
Experts have highlighted the ‘red flags’ for a stroke, which can appear days earlier -and if detected, could save your life.
My neighbor had a stroke and received a "clot buster" medication. Then, I found out my uncle had a surgery after a stroke.
Bradford B. Worrall, MD, a University of Virginia professor of neurology and public health, says many stroke survivors develop spasticity.
The brain tries to repair damage after a stroke by utilizing its own repair cells, which function like skilled craftsmen.
People with brain bleeds had nearly 7 times higher blood levels of a specific brain protein, called glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), than those who had strokes caused by clots in a study ...
A blood test may rapidly distinguish brain bleeds from clot-caused strokes, even before people with stroke symptoms reach the emergency room, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the ...
A mini-stroke, or transient ischemic attack (TIA), is a serious warning sign that should never be ignored. It happens when ...
People with brain bleeds had nearly 7 times higher blood levels of a specific brain protein, called glial fibrillary acidic ...
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. For survivors of the most common type of stroke, called an ...