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A person’s life expectancy after a mini stroke can be reduced by around 4% in the first year following the event in comparison to people who have not had one. In the following 9 years ...

Yes, chronic stress can increase your risk of stroke, but not in a direct way. Dr. Benesch explains that long-term stress contributes to common stroke risk factors like high blood pressure, poor ...

Brain ischemia unleashes a profound neuroinflammatory response to remove the damaged tissue and prepare the brain for repair. However, the intense neuroinflammation occurring during the acute phase of ...

The risk factors that make a stroke more likely are largely the same for women as for men: high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat), obesity, lack of physical activity ...

insel.ch Endovascular mechanical thrombectomy (EVT) is widely accepted as the first-line treatment for acute ischemic stroke in patients with large vessel occlusion. Being an invasive treatment, this ...

This study investigates the effectiveness of psychological therapies for depression and anxiety symptoms in 7,597 stroke survivors within England’s primary care system. Results show that 71.3% ...

But, as someone who works part-time at a hospital, she also recognized she was experiencing some classic stroke symptoms. Still, she didn’t want to rush to the ER. “I didn’t realize that it ...

Correspondence to Dr Shadi Yaghi, Department of Neurology, Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Providence, RI 02903, USA; shadiyaghi{at}yahoo.com Lacunar stroke is a marker of cerebral ...