After a stroke, the brain may do something surprisingly hopeful—it can “refresh” parts of itself. Researchers analyzing brain scans from over 500 stroke survivors found that while the damaged side of ...

A recent study suggests that after a stroke, the brain may attempt to heal itself in an unexpected way. While the damaged ...

AI analysis of 500 stroke survivors reveals that the brain compensates for severe injury by "rejuvenating" undamaged regions.

Stroke remains one of the leading causes of long-term disability worldwide and is frequently associated with persistent motor, cognitive, emotional, and ...

In a new study published in The Lancet Digital Health, scientists at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute ( Stevens ...

CHOICE2 randomized 400 patients across 14 Spanish centers to thrombectomy alone versus thrombectomy plus intraarterial alteplase, with 90-day mRS as the primary endpoint. Excellent outcomes (mRS 0–1) ...

In the United States, more than 795,000 people will have a stroke this year 1 . There are two main kinds of stroke that can ...

When examining recovery during the first year after an ischemic stroke, a new study has found for daily tasks such as eating, dressing and driving, female participants experienced slightly worse ...

Even after a blood clot is removed from a large artery in the brain via a minimally invasive procedure to treat a clot-caused stroke, delivering the clot-busting medication alteplase to the area may ...

When examining recovery during the first year after an ischemic stroke, a new study has found for daily tasks such as eating, dressing and driving, female participants experienced slightly worse ...

A clinical trial led by University of Auckland researchers found that high-intensity therapy for patients begun within two ...

Study suggesting spouses are better caregivers highlights association and not causation, explains Dr Sudhir Kumar.