People who have a transient ischemic attack (TIA) should get aggressive treatment to help protect cognitive health, a new study suggests.

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have found that intracranial hemorrhages, or "brain bleeds," caused by a ruptured blood ...

Swapping salt for salt substitutes enriched with potassium could help lower the risk of recurrent stroke and death, a new ...

Strokes are a major cause of death and disability and the third leading cause of death in western society. It is estimated 3% ...

The results increase “my confidence that this approach has merit,” Lauren Sansing says. More trials are on the way.

Use of endovascular thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by occlusions in distal vessels has failed to ...

The number of stroke patients, particularly those under 50, soared at Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi during the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet), which spanned from January 25 to February 2. The hospital’s ...

My neighbor had a stroke and received a "clot buster" medication. Then, I found out my uncle had a surgery after a stroke.

Ischaemic stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks a major blood vessel in the brain. Hemorrhagic stroke is when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures, spilling blood into nearby tissues. According ...

Experts have highlighted the ‘red flags’ for a stroke, which can appear days earlier ... Another common symptom is paralysis on one side of the body, such as paralysis of an arm or leg.

Hemorrhagic stroke. The most common cause of this kind of stroke is high blood pressure. It happens when a blood vessel in the brain bursts and blood leaks into the surrounding area. The pooling ...

However, even when symptoms point to a stroke, it is crucial to distinguish between a hemorrhagic (bleeding) or ischemic (clot-caused) stroke before giving treatment. That's usually done through ...