A first-of-its-kind analysis has revealed significant differences in stroke outcomes and stroke care for patients on ...

A stroll through Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing on Thursday morning produced a lot of typical hospital sights. There were patients and doctors, wheelchairs and walkers. There were ...

Stroke patients with Medicare Advantage health insurance plans are less likely to be discharged to highly rated post-acute ...

After stroke, atrial fibrillation is linked to higher inflammation beyond the acute phase; higher high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels are tied to a risk for major events, not recurrent stroke.

Many people refer to a stroke as the brain’s equivalent of a heart attack. A stroke occurs when there’s an interruption or ...

Rehabilitation robots can help stroke victims by identifying post-stroke impairments in patients and adjusting treatment regimens accordingly, according to researchers from the University of Calgary ...

Heart-rending cases like that of Steven Spence — a 68-year-old man who suffered a second stroke in his home only hours after being treated for his first one in a hospital — underscore the urgent need ...

Some patients with a common type of stroke benefit from a clot-busting drug given between 4.5 and 24 hours after symptoms emerged, according to a new study.

Maggie Reynolds, 72, is playing a video game. On the screen before her, a barrel moves up and down, its motion controlled by her fist thanks to a Microsoft Kinect camera aimed her way, taking in the ...

Men who live alone have a considerably greater long-term risk of dying prematurely than other patients. This is shown in a doctoral thesis that followed 1,090 stroke cases in western Sweden. As part ...

An update has been issued to MPs over NHS stroke treatment. Stroke patients need urgent treatment to avoid long-term or ...