Limited movement in the hand and arm is one of the most persistent effects of a stroke, making everyday tasks more difficult.

A neurologist has listed three seemingly innocent habits he'll "never" do in a bid to avoid having a stroke.

Doctors use physical exams, blood and heart tests, and imaging techniques like CT scans and MRIs to diagnose strokes and identify their type and potential triggers. A swift diagnosis is crucial ...

It’s known as a “mini” stroke — but a transient ischemic attack (TIA) is no small thing. Though it typically lasts only a few minutes, this temporary blockage of blood flow to the brain can be an ...

In this Avera Medical Minute, we introduce you to a Yankton woman who is thankful she won’t be counted among those last ...

The use of thrombectomy in patients with acute stroke and a large infarct of unrestricted size has not been well studied. We assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, patients with proximal cerebral vessel occlusion ...

Doctors from Scotland and the US have completed what is thought to be a world-first stroke procedure using a robot. BBC News can reveal Prof Iris Grunwald, of the University of Dundee, performed the ...

Risk assessment Researchers from Caltech and the Keck School of Medicine at USC have created a portable laser-based headset that can estimate stroke risk. Caltech postdoctoral scholar Simon Mahler is ...