The brain tries to repair damage after a stroke by utilizing its own repair cells, which function like skilled craftsmen.

Then a few months into recovery at home, Chris and I decided to have kids. We only told the hospital when I was already pregnant. They had never had a stroke patient get pregnant before ...

Stroke is a major global health challenge, ranking as the second leading cause of death worldwide and the fifth in the United ...

Share on Pinterest Higher-intensity walking combined with physical therapy could help improve stroke recovery and quality of life. alvarez/Getty Images In a new study, stroke survivors in a ...

A new study suggests that stroke survivors can improve their ability to walk and their overall quality of life by following a ...

You may need to make modifications at home to ensure safety ... the ASA suggests. Post-stroke depression can also hinder recovery, the ASA cautions. About 30% to 50% of stroke survivors experience ...

Neither a placebo procedure nor two different doses of transcranial brain stimulation, which send electrical signals through ...

The clot-dissolving medication, alteplase, improved stroke patients' recovery by more than 50% when given up to 24 hours after the beginning of an ischemic stroke, according to preliminary ...

The newly published guidebook, STROKE SOLUTIONS, offers readers real solutions for stroke recovery and prevention. The book ...

By integrating 30 minutes a day of progressive walking exercise into standard stroke rehabilitation (30 to 60 minutes of physical therapy five days a week) stroke patients had a measurable improved ...