Among the problems: hundreds of lab samples went unprocessed for more than two weeks and surgical staff had no hot water to ...

“The best outcomes, explains Dr. Modak, “occur when the medication is administered within 3 to 4.5 hours of the onset of ...

Tiny plastic particles could be silently increasing your stroke risk. Researchers have found these particles can concentrate ...

A stroke patient may experience muscle, joint, and nerve problems. Muscles on one side of the body may be weaker or may not move at all; different joints and muscles may become hard to move.

"It's alarming to see that more young people are having strokes," Dr. Chintan Rupareliya in New Orleans said. Here's how to ...

As with most stroke patients, after that first burst of recovery, Rendulic's advances stalled out. Then, one day, her mother alerted her to a LinkedIn post from the University of Pittsburgh's ...

About three-quarters of stroke patients experience impairment, weakness or paralysis in their arms and hands, said Dr. Elliot Roth, an attending physician at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Brain ...

About half of all stroke patients arrive at a hospital by other means than an ambulance. They get a ride from a friend or neighbor, or they take a taxi.

About 50% of patients have headache after a hemorrhagic stroke, and more than a third report severe pain — yet headache care ...

A procedure called EVT is creating radically better outcomes for patients, but only when it’s performed quickly enough — and that requires the transformation of an entire system of care.

Case reveals difficulty in diagnosing stroke patients. April 5, 2014— -- A Swedish man who was paralyzed by a massive stroke has filed a complaint against the hospital that cared for him ...