Mild electrical brain stimulation did not further improve motor recovery in stroke survivors, according to late-breaking science presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke ...

A new study by researchers at the Department of Molecular Medicine at SDU sheds light on one of the most severe consequences of stroke: damage to the brain's "cables"—the so-called nerve fibers—which ...

The brain tries to repair damage after a stroke by utilizing its own repair cells, which function like skilled craftsmen.

Targeting Brain Hyperexcitability An ischemic stroke occurs when blood ... While fewer than one percent of the human cells remained in the rats’ brains after a week following the transplant ...

Casino' star Sharon Stone says she hopes people “look at me and know” they can fight to survive — and issues a warning for ...

The clot-dissolving medication, alteplase, improved stroke patients' recovery by more than 50% when given up to 24 hours after the beginning of an ischemic stroke, according to preliminary ...

Bradford B. Worrall, MD, a University of Virginia professor of neurology and public health, says many stroke survivors develop spasticity.

Removing a blood clot from a large brain artery, then injecting the clot-dissolving drug tenecteplase into the artery resulted in stroke survivors being more likely to have better function 90 days ...

A new study sheds light on one of the most severe consequences of stroke: damage to the brain's 'cables'-- the so-called nerve fibers -- which leads to permanent impairments.