Stroke is a sudden and unanticipated medical emergency. Its early symptoms are often lost amidst what is perceived only to be weakness or fatigue leading to dangerous delays in treatment. Early detect ...

Mini-strokes don't cause permanent damage, however, it's a warning sign of a possible full-blown stroke ahead. When you first notice symptoms of TIA, get help immediately, even if symptoms go away.

About 795,000 Americans suffer from stroke each year. That’s one about every 40 seconds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Strokes occur when the flow of oxygen and other ...

A stroke can strike without warning, and every minute counts when it does. It happens when the blood supply to your brain is cut off, causing severe damage in a short amount of time. While many of us ...

Time is brain! Every minute counts when it comes to treating a stroke. Life’s busy, right? You’re juggling work, family, and a to-do list that never seems to end. It’s so easy to ignore that weird ...

Cardiologists have long warned that heart attacks and strokes rarely arrive without some kind of signal, yet those signals are often subtle enough to dismiss as fatigue, indigestion or a pinched nerve ...

In 2006, Kevin Sheth was a 27-year-old neurology resident in Boston, at both Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In that role, he did rotations within their neurology ...

Uncontrolled blood pressure and diabetes silently damage blood vessels and brain function, dramatically multiplying the risk ...