Family care may not help the rehabilitation of stroke patients even if the family members have received special training, a clinical trial in India has suggested, surprising doctors who had expected ...

Knowing the signs of a stroke is the first step in stroke prevention. A stroke, sometimes called a "brain attack," occurs when blood flow to an area in the brain is cut off. The brain cells, deprived ...

Stroke can happen to anyone, at any age and at any time. The number of strokes among younger adults under 55 is rising worldwide, and every day in the UK around 240 people experience the traumatic and ...

A stroke happens when blood flow to a part of your brain is cut off. Without oxygen from the blood, brain cells start dying within minutes. To help prevent a stroke, learn about the causes and the ...

Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke, and about three-quarters occur in people ages 65 and older. "As people age, their arteries have a tendency to become less flexible," and clogged ...