Current stroke therapies rely on powerful injections to dissolve a thrombus, the vessel-blocking clot that cuts off oxygen to the brain. Because medication disperses throughout the circulatory system, ...

Apr. 14—URBANA — For decades, hospitals have treated strokes caused by blood clots with the standard clot-busting drug alteplase. Now, OSF HealthCare hospitals have joined several others that have ...

Innovations in stroke diagnostics and treatment techniques are saving brains — and lives — and making it possible to reverse disability from stroke. Since most strokes are “ischemic,” or caused by a ...

Every year, millions of lives are suddenly, swiftly transformed by a stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel traveling ...

Every 40 seconds someone in the United States experiences a stroke. With more than 795,000 patients annually experiencing a stroke, it is now the leading cause of disability for Americans. Identifying ...

When Cheryl Hamrick woke up in the middle of the night, she didn’t know what time it was. It was the awful pain radiating from the right side of the back of her head that was at the forefront of her ...

Researchers said the study is open to patients who have had a lacunar ischemic stroke involving the small blood vessels Researchers are looking for volunteers to take part in a study to see if two ...

For acute ischemic stroke within 48 hours of onset, the novel sublingual combination of edaravone (Radicava) with dexborneol appeared to dramatically improve functional outcomes in the phase III TASTE ...

Kona Community Hospital received national recognition for its commitment to providing high-quality, evidence-based stroke ...

Share on Pinterest Higher-intensity walking combined with physical therapy could help improve stroke recovery and quality of life. alvarez/Getty Images In a new study, stroke survivors in a ...

The postpartum experience is can be a stressful and even scary time when it comes to your health. Your body is dealing with the aftermath of childbirth and all the physical and mental challenges that ...