Women experience worse post-stroke functional outcomes and have different recovery patterns compared to men, a new study ...

Stroke recovery represents one of the most challenging yet hopeful journeys in medicine. While the brain damage from a stroke cannot be reversed, the remarkable ability of the human brain to rewire ...

Treatments for stroke vary depending on whether the stroke is caused by a blood clot (ischemic stroke) or a brain bleed (hemorrhagic stroke). No matter the type of stroke, acting fast and seeking ...

About 25% of Americans will experience a stroke, according to Steven Edgley, MD, director of stroke rehabilitation at University of Utah Health since 2006. Edgley knows full well how life-changing a ...

In February, professional golfer Tiger Woods was seriously injured in a car accident. As is standard for trauma patients across the country, he was taken to a Level 1 trauma center, rather than the ...

Kari Cobham thought a stroke at 29 would derail her career. Instead, it redefined her approach to work and leadership.

J.P. Shellnutt suffered a major stroke five years ago that left him partially paralyzed on his left side. He credits much of ...

Share on Pinterest Higher-intensity walking combined with physical therapy could help improve stroke recovery and quality of life. alvarez/Getty Images In a new study, stroke survivors in a ...

Share on Pinterest An observational study examines how age-related changes to white matter in the brain could impact recovery following a stroke. Rosem Morton for The Washington Post via Getty Images ...

JP Shellnutt, a Houston man and former actor, continues intensive stroke recovery five years after a major medical setback.

Despite years of effort, researchers have so far failed to find a pill you could take or a food you could eat to harden your brain against the injury that could be caused by a stroke. But new research ...

Nearly half of all patients with hemorrhagic stroke also experience headache across its acute and chronic phases that could ...