Stroke is the leading cause for disability in the United States and at least 240,000 American’s have a stroke every year. Although stroke is the third leading cause of death in women, it has fallen ...

Understanding The Types of Strokes Kaylynn Butterfield, RN Telemetry Nurse, Northern Nevada Medical Center According to Northern Nevada Public Health, stroke was one of the top five causes of death ...

A study by the American Stroke Association surveyed 1,900 people to assess public awareness of stroke symptoms. Awareness and recognition of “F.A.S.T.” stroke symptoms – Face, Arm, Speech, and Time to ...

People with brain bleeds had nearly 7 times higher blood levels of a specific brain protein, called glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), than those who had strokes caused by clots in a study ...

Glial fibrillary acidic protein concentrations strongly elevated in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage versus ischemic stroke, stroke mimics. (HealthDay News) — Prehospital measurement of glial ...

LONDON (Reuters) - People should be cautious about taking vitamin E supplements regularly because doing so can increase the risk of a certain type of stroke, an international team of scientists said ...

A study found that prehospital blood pressure (BP) reduction had no impact on functional outcomes among patients with undifferentiated acute stroke, but that it may decrease the odds of poor outcomes ...

A higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased the risk for ischemic stroke but lower odds of hemorrhagic stroke, a new study suggests. "This was such a large study that we were able ...