The clot-dissolving medication, alteplase, improved stroke patients' recovery by more than 50% when given up to 24 hours ...

More than 100 million people globally have had a stroke, but there are ways to reduce your risk and spot the signs of stroke ...

A team of Chinese researchers has found that clot-dissolving medication – alteplase – can be key to improving stroke patients ...

During an ischemic stroke, blood vessels in the brain are blocked or narrowed. During a hemorrhagic stroke, there's bleeding ...

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 ...

Propranolol, a beta blocker medication used for treating high blood pressure and preventing migraines, may lower ischemic stroke risk in women who experience migraines frequently.

Learn the common warning signs of a stroke, which are essential to recognize to ensure a person gets prompt treatment.

Background: Magnetic resonance diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is the most sensitive modality for ischemic stroke diagnosis. However, DWI may fail to detect ischemic lesions in a proportion of ...

This study assessed associations between combinations of SES measures including neighborhood income inequality (Gini) and area deprivation index (ADI), and cognitive symptoms after acute ischemic ...

occurrence of symptoms and signs corresponding to the involvement of focal areas in the brain" (Goldstein, Barnett, et al.,1989, p. 1412). The two main types of stroke are ischemic and hemorrhagic ...