There are two types of strokes ... and if you have other medical conditions. The most common treatment for ischemic stroke is injecting a medicine into a vein in your arm that breaks up blood ...

Stroke survivors often don't get palliative care once they leave the hospital, but it can improve quality of life for them and their family members, a new science report finds.

A recent study by Simon Fraser University researchers has revealed how an overlooked type of indirect brain damage contributes to ongoing disability after a stroke.

Despite widespread treatment of hypertension, stroke continues to be the third leading cause of death in the United States. Antihypertensive therapy is more effective in preventing hemorrhagic ...

Recombinant human prourokinase is noninferior to alteplase and associated with decreased bleeding risks among patients with acute ischemic stroke, a new trial showed.

Advances in treatment have allowed stroke survivors to live longer ... care for stroke survivors and wide variation in the type of care they receive, the statement notes. Important symptoms ...

If certain treatments, such as drugs or brain stimulation ... "The thalamus could undergo several types of damage following stroke and we don't know if one type in particular, or a combination, ...