A stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when blood flow to the brain is disrupted, leading to brain cell damage or death.

What Happens When You Have Stroke Symptoms? Your brain needs oxygen to work properly, and your arteries bring oxygen-rich blood to your brain. A stroke happens when blood flow to the brain gets ...

While BE-FAST helps with finding the most common symptoms of stroke, it may not reflect the stroke experience of all people. A growing body of research is now showing that women frequently present ...

Thrombolytic agents, including tenecteplase, are generally used within 4.5 hours after the onset of stroke symptoms. Information on whether tenecteplase confers benefit beyond 4.5 hours is limited.