When people think of lingering symptoms after a stroke, things like facial paralysis or speech issues usually come to mind. But, depending on what part of the brain is affected, strokes can also cause ...

In the US, someone has a stroke every 45 seconds. Around one-third of these strokes are recurrent and a significant amount of those strokes lead to death. Returning to previous levels of activity ...

A stroke involves a disruption in the blood supply to the brain. This event can cause damage to the brain, causing physical effects, such as an overactive bladder. During a stroke, small particles, ...

A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted, causing brain cells to shut down. This can lead to a wide range of effects impacting the respiratory, nervous, circulatory, muscular, ...

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, ...

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