Here's what a stroke is, what causes it and what treatment usually looks like.

On average, a stroke occurs every 40 seconds in the ... “Even though, by definition, transient ischemic attacks are transient, when a person’s having symptoms there’s no way to predict ...

The cerebrovascular neurosurgeons and stroke neurologists at Baylor Medicine specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of brain blood vessel disorders, including acute ischemic strokes. The word ...

Diagnosis: Acute ischemic stroke caused by distal left internal carotid artery occlusion, with salvageable penumbral tissue and a persistent large-vessel occlusion. B.H. Buck is a Fellow of the ...

A new analysis finds a significant uptick in the number of people dying at home due to ischemic stroke compared to inpatient medical facilities, and when not at home, individuals in rural communities ...

Hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor for ischemic stroke, and antihypertensive treatment is of paramount importance to reduce the incidence of stroke mortality and morbidity.

This disruption can come from bleeding in a blood vessel to the brain, called a hemorrhagic stroke, or a blockage called an ischemic stroke. Although the Vatican did not disclose which type of ...

More information: Shenqiang Yan et al, Alteplase for Posterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke at 4.5 to 24 Hours, New England Journal of Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2413344 Journal ...