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When a person suffers a stroke, physicians must restore blood flow to the brain as quickly as possible to save their life.

Stroke recovery represents one of the most challenging yet hopeful journeys in medicine. While the brain damage from a stroke cannot be reversed, the remarkable ability of the human brain to rewire ...

Women experience worse post-stroke functional outcomes and have different recovery patterns compared to men, a new study ...

Every minute counts during a stroke. Experts say early diagnosis and prompt treatment can reverse paralysis and prevent ...

Researchers have converted brain immune cells into neurons, replacing damaged ones and restoring function in stroke-affected mice. The next step is to see if the same results can be achieved using ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — New research from the Cleveland Clinic has shown that stroke victims whose recovery has stalled can benefit from a procedure known as deep brain stimulation when combined with ...

The NHS Fast (Face, Arms, Speech, Time) acronym is a simple way to help people identify the most common signs of a stroke: ...

Additionally, Taipei Medical University has combined augmented reality games with repeated magnetic brain stimulation to help a 50-year-old man recover from a stroke. Within about one month, he ...