Months after UW Medicine neurosurgeons implanted a first-of-its-kind brain stimulation device in a stroke patient, doctors ...

Physical rehabilitation and symptom management still remain the mainstay of treatment for stroke, as clot removal or ...

Imagine your brain as a bustling city with millions of interconnected highways carrying information at lightning speed. Now picture what happens when a major earthquake hits, destroying some of those ...

While thrombolytic therapy remains one of the most effective strategies for stroke recovery, it is effective only for a short span of time. Now, researchers from Japan have demonstrated how numerous ...

New nanomaterial passes the blood-brain barrier to reduce damaging inflammation after the most common form of stroke. When ...

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 ...

A new blood marker reflects the extent of brain injury after an ischemic stroke and can predict patient outcomes months to ...

Difficulty speaking clearly or understanding language is called aphasia. Its most common cause is stroke, but aphasia also can result from brain injuries or other diseases. (Dreamstime/TNS) You might ...