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

Here’s what you should and shouldn’t do if you suspect someone is having a stroke: The first sign of stroke symptoms, call ...

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 ...

just like an ischemic stroke. The difference is that the blockage is short-lived and generally lasts less than an hour. By ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Previous research indicates the rate of ischemic (clot-caused) stroke among adults 18-49 years old is increasing and propelled by a corresponding rise in cryptogenic strokes (strokes of unknown cause) ...

1989, p. 1412). The two main types of stroke are ischemic and hemorrhagic, accounting for approximately 85% and 15%, respectively (Hickey, 2003). When an ischemic stroke occurs, the blood supply ...