People who have a transient ischemic attack (TIA) should get aggressive treatment to help protect cognitive health, a new study suggests.

New research provides further evidence that thrombolysis benefits select patients with acute ischemic stroke up to 24 hours after symptom onset.

A prehospital blood test may rapidly distinguish between ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, potentially enabling more timely, ...

Portable point-of-care blood tests, done by EMS before hospital arrival, need validation but could guide treatment and ...

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have found that intracranial hemorrhages, or "brain bleeds" caused by a ruptured blood vessel in the brain, double a person’s risk of developing dementia later in ...

The following is a summary of “Hyponatremia is associated with malignant brain edema after mechanical thrombectomy in acute ...

Removing a blood clot from a large brain artery, then injecting the clot-dissolving drug tenecteplase into the artery ...

Researchers continue to advance the science to determine best treatments for stroke. Based on an international study of 530 patients, researchers discovered that while the clot retrieval procedure ...

Propranolol, a beta blocker medication used for treating high blood pressure and preventing migraines, may lower ischemic stroke risk in women who experience migraines frequently.

The benefit of direct oral anticoagulants on stroke risk in patients with prior intracerebral hemorrhage and atrial ...

Learn the essential warning signs of mini strokes, how they differ from major strokes, and why immediate medical attention ...