The blockage does not last long enough to cause permanent damage, so the symptoms disappear. Because people often feel normal again within minutes or hours, many ignore it. However, a mini-stroke is ...

Gordon Robb had a bleed on his brain but was reluctant to seek emergency care after not experiencing the usual symptoms of the condition ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a "Stroke Cognition Calculator," a new tool designed to estimate a person's chance of having thinking and memory problems six months after a ...

Stroke survivors often face substantial and long-lasting problems with their arms. Both arms often decline together: When one arm is more severely affected by the stroke, the other becomes more ...

Snoring, snorting, tossing and turning, napping for a long time during the day, waking up during the night, and sleeping too little or even too much all contribute to poor-quality sleep and may raise ...

New global data reveals a rising stroke burden, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, with increasing incidence among younger populations and growing disparities across regions. Study: ...

Ultra-processed foods could be increasing our risk of cognitive problems and strokes, a study has found, adding to the growing body of evidence that what we eat can affect our brain function. In the U ...

As we age, we become more prone to various sicknesses and physical ailments, and strokes are more likely to happen, but they ...

A new screening tool for visual perception difficulties after stroke that takes just 15 minutes to complete could help improve diagnosis of visual perception problems common in stroke survivors, new ...

Take a prominent Minneapolis cardiologist, pair him with a UC Berkeley professor with access to supercomputers and throw in some technology used to design cars and fighter jets, and what do you get? A ...