Limited movement in the hand and arm is one of the most persistent effects of a stroke, making everyday tasks more difficult.

It’s known as a “mini” stroke — but a transient ischemic attack (TIA) is no small thing. Though it typically lasts only a few minutes, this temporary blockage of blood flow to the brain can be an ...

Experts at the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist are using an emerging therapy that involves a ...

Doctors use physical exams, blood and heart tests, and imaging techniques like CT scans and MRIs to diagnose strokes and identify their type and potential triggers. A swift diagnosis is crucial ...

Tuesday is World Stroke Day. Stroke is the fifth-leading cause of death and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the U.S., despite stroke being largely preventable, treatable and ...

The use of thrombectomy in patients with acute stroke and a large infarct of unrestricted size has not been well studied. We assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, patients with proximal cerebral vessel occlusion ...

Don Cady, a 62-year-old stroke survivor, has regained his independence thanks to a new FDA-approved treatment, Vivistim, ...

Risk assessment Researchers from Caltech and the Keck School of Medicine at USC have created a portable laser-based headset that can estimate stroke risk. Caltech postdoctoral scholar Simon Mahler is ...

In this Avera Medical Minute, we introduce you to a Yankton woman who is thankful she won’t be counted among those last ...