Physical rehabilitation and symptom management still remain the mainstay of treatment for stroke, as clot removal or ...
Imagine your brain as a bustling city with millions of interconnected highways carrying information at lightning speed. Now picture what happens when a major earthquake hits, destroying some of those ...
When someone has a stroke—a leading worldwide cause of death and disability—time is of the essence. Almost nine out of 10 cases are ischemic strokes, caused by restricted blood flow in the brain, and ...
New nanomaterial passes the blood-brain barrier to reduce damaging inflammation after the most common form of stroke. When ...
An early-stage clinical trial has shown that deep brain stimulation (DBS) applied to the cerebellum may aid the recovery of upper limb function after stroke. Researchers studied 12 people with ...
Every year, more than 795,000 Americans experience a stroke, according to the CDC-and for every one of those people, their ...
Each year, thousands of stroke survivors are left with hemianopia, a condition that causes loss of half of their visual field (the “vertical midline”). Hemianopia severely affects daily activities ...
"So, once I got back to work, and when you have to lead a team, and if you can't speak properly, how will you lead?" he added.
A new blood marker reflects the extent of brain injury after an ischemic stroke and can predict patient outcomes months to ...