Strokes are the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of disability, according to the American Stroke Association. "Stroke is injury to the brain from impairment of ...

Follow local filmmaker Jaime Tafoya on his personal journey as a stroke survivor. Follow local filmmaker Jaime Tafoya on his personal journey as a stroke survivor and his path to recovery, which ...

Campers prepare to mount a rock climbing wall. Life after a stroke can strain the people who experience them and their caretakers. Survivors of strokes, which occur when blood is blocked to part of ...

Many people refer to a stroke as the brain’s equivalent of a heart attack. A stroke occurs when there’s an interruption or ...

Leading rehabilitation specialists share breakthrough techniques that help stroke survivors regain independence, with remarkable success stories of recovery When Sarah Thompson woke up one morning ...

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 ...

Some patients with a common type of stroke benefit from a clot-busting drug given between 4.5 and 24 hours after symptoms emerged, according to a new study.

In STROKE: THE CIRCLE OF HEALING, filmmaker Jaime Tafoya chronicles his journey as a stroke survivor In STROKE: THE CIRCLE OF HEALING, filmmaker Jaime Tafoya chronicles his journey as a stroke ...

Healing the gut may be the key to improving long-term recovery in stroke patients, scientists have found. The latest of multiple studies highlights the potential of this novel avenue of treatment, ...

Share on Pinterest An observational study examines how age-related changes to white matter in the brain could impact recovery following a stroke. Rosem Morton for The Washington Post via Getty Images ...

For people with ischemic stroke, treatment with the clot-busting drug tenecteplase is associated with a slightly higher likelihood of an excellent recovery and reduced disability three months later ...

Adam Aron says emergency care in a UK National Health Service hospital has allowed him to have a sustained and full recovery ...