When someone is affected by a stroke, the standard treatment to restore blood flow to the brain can both save their life and cause additional damage – damage which a new, injectable nanomaterial ...

Expanded eligibility for advanced ischemic stroke therapies and the first detailed recommendations pediatric stroke care are ...

In 2006, Kevin Sheth was a 27-year-old neurology resident in Boston, at both Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In that role, he did rotations within their neurology ...

A type of therapy that stimulates specific brain pathways with electromagnetic pulses combined with physical therapy ...

Stroke patients treated intravenously with loberamisal, a novel neuroprotective medication, daily for 10 days and starting within 48 hours of stroke symptoms, had better recovery than patients who ...

A stroke blocks off blood supply to the brain - and the damage happens quickly.

Giving the clot-busting medication alteplase at the site of a blocked brain artery after blood clot removal may increase the ...

My neighbor had a stroke and received a “clot buster” medication. Then, I found out my uncle had a surgery after a stroke. Can you help me understand different kinds of stroke treatments? My neighbor ...

Eight years ago, at the age of 53, Jeff Miller woke up, got out of bed and fell to the floor. Although he was having trouble seeing, he managed to get down the stairs to the first floor of his home ...

Indian data reveals up to 20% of stroke patients experience recurrence, underscoring the need for improved long-term care.

A rapid blood test could speed treatment for people who have suffered a stroke related to brain bleeding, a new study says. Stroke victims with brain bleeds have nearly seven times higher blood levels ...