Here's a stat you may not have seen coming: One in four women experiences a stroke after the age of 25. And according to the ...

Since starting the Stroke Awareness Foundation in 2002, the organization has worked with Santa Clara County and local ...

Here’s what you should and shouldn’t do if you suspect someone is having a stroke: The first sign of stroke symptoms, call ...

Here's what a stroke is, what causes it and what treatment usually looks like.

A sentinel headache is a sudden, severe headache that can indicate a medical emergency. Learn about the symptoms, causes, ...

Nontraditional risk factors, particularly migraine with aura, play a major role in patients under 50 years old.

A sudden, sharp headache. Slurred speech. Numbness on one side of the body. These aren’t random symptoms—they’re often the ...

A new study shows that when energy is depleted—such as during a stroke—neurons begin releasing glutamate in abnormal, self-amplifying bursts that can damage nerve cells.

A cerebral stroke (or brain attack) happens when the blood flow to part of the brain is disrupted. This disruption can come from bleeding in a blood vessel to the brain, called a hemorrhagic stroke, ...

Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is the leading cause of adult disability in the United States and a major cause of death both ...

Pope Francis has died of a stroke and cardiac arrest following previous complications with double pneumonia, according to the ...