For individuals without a prior history of atrial fibrillation or stroke, left atrial (LA) dysfunction is more tightly linked to risk of having an ischemic stroke than LA size, according to an ...

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and the main reason for long-term disability. An appropriate animal model of stroke is urgently required for understanding the exact ...

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 ...

A 55 year old man was brought to the ER confused. His exam showed no weakness or sensory loss. However, he could not follow any commands, and his speech was fluent with many paraphasic errors.

LONDON, United Kingdom — Whether the benefits of early decompressive surgery in older stroke patients with malignant infarction of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) were worth the costs was one of the ...

An 87 year-old man with atrial fibrillation was found with a right hemiparesis, affecting the arm and lower face more than the leg, and a left gaze preference. He had a moderate expressive aphasia.

The clinical syndrome produced by a stroke is determined by the artery or arteries that are occluded. Blood is supplied to the brain by two major sets of arteries, the anterior and posterior ...

An 80-year-old male arrives via ambulance at a hospital emergency department in Tucson, Arizona. He is unconscious, with a Glasgow Coma Scale of 3, and has sustained obvious head trauma after a ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Also called ischemic stroke, a cerebral infarction occurs as a result of disrupted blood flow to the brain due to problems with the blood vessels that supply it. A lack of adequate blood supply to ...