When Nestor Montalvo woke up last September, he knew something was wrong. He had a headache, and his vision was blurred. The ...

After CT and MRI scans, medics believed it was a transient ischemic attack (TIA), sometimes called a "ministroke." It is different from major types of stroke. Blood flow to the brain is blocked for ...

Kirsty Woodhouse, 35, told Newsweek about the terrifying ordeal: "I was so scared in case I wasn't going to make it." ...

Strokes are caused by issues with the blood supply to the brain, either a blockage in the blood supply or a burst blood artery inside the brain. There are two basic groups into which strokes can be ...

Strokes among young people are on the rise. Classic risk factors, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol, play a role, ...

C7 neurotomy added to standard speech therapy enhances language recovery in patients with chronic post-stroke aphasia, a randomized trial suggests.

Learn the warning signs and symptoms of a stroke from a neurosurgeon, and what to do if you think someone is having a brain ...

Brain swelling, or cerebral edema, is a medical emergency. Learn about the evidence-based treatments doctors use to reduce ...

Almost two years after a near fatal stroke, Greg Burton's recovery is being described as miraculous. Now the Burtons share a ...