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 ...

What does gut fermentation and stroke-induced brain inflammation have in common? Potentially a lot, according to new research looking into how the microbiome directly influences brain inflammation. It ...

A new study finds that Prozac can significantly improve recovery from stroke— the number one cause of adult disability and the third leading cause of death in the U.S. The randomized controlled trial ...

Specialized physical therapy plays a defining role in post-stroke recovery, influencing mobility, independence and long-term quality of life. For health care leaders and clinicians, referral decisions ...

Physical rehabilitation and symptom management still remain the mainstay of treatment for stroke, as clot removal or dissolution is effective only within a narrow time frame after the stroke. After ...

Nirupama Yechoor, MD, MSC, of the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the senior author of a paper published in JAMA Network Open, "Coherence of Stroke Survivors' Lived ...

Stroke recovery represents one of the most challenging yet hopeful journeys in medicine. While the brain damage from a stroke cannot be reversed, the remarkable ability of the human brain to rewire ...

In the U.S., a stroke happens roughly every 40 seconds. That means, in the time it takes to read a five-minute news article, more than seven Americans will have experienced this life-changing medical ...

Mental health challenges like depression often occur following an acute cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or a clinically established stroke. In fact, 30% of stroke survivors experience symptoms ...