The lifetime risk of stroke for adults of 25 years of age or older is approximately 25%, while stroke constitutes the second ...

At 8 weeks, TSPO was concurrently up-regulated in remote cardiomyocytes without inflammatory cell infiltration. HealthDay News — Acute myocardial infarction (MI) and chronic heart failure have effects ...

Patients who have had a stroke are prescribed medication to prevent new strokes. Nevertheless, fewer than half achieve the ...

Can you have a stroke and not know it? Unfortunately, yes. It is a phenomenon called a silent stroke or, more formally, a silent cerebral infarction. Investigators at the University of Alabama at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients aged 50 years and older, silent brain infarction and white matter disease were common and correlated ...

A patient with blink-triggered visual tilt shows a cortical lesion that initially mimicked a peripheral vestibular disorder.

Longer PTR times during thrombectomy significantly increase the likelihood of death or hospice discharge and raise acute stroke care costs.

In an ischemic stroke a clot blocks a blood vessel to the brain, depriving oxygen and nutrients to part of the crucial organ. Without immediate treatment this can cause irreversible tissue damage, ...

Adults with migraine have an increased risk for ischemic silent brain infarction relative to their migraine-free peers, a new study confirms. "Migraine is a neurovascular condition of the brain, with ...

Early decompressive hemicraniectomy reduces mortality without increasing the risk of very severe disability among patients 60 years of age or younger with complete or subtotal space-occupying ...