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 ...

According to the CDC, 795,000 Americans will experience a stroke each year. Early recognition and intervention are extremely important in producing the best recovery outcome when a stroke occurs, as ...

When examining recovery during the first year after an ischemic stroke, a new study has found for daily tasks such as eating, ...

Women have a harder time getting back to baseline in the year after a stroke when it comes to daily activities like eating, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nirupama Yechoor, MD, MSC, of the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the senior author of a paper published in JAMA Network Open, “Coherence of Stroke Survivors’ Lived ...

Even after the couple retired, appearances as Santa and Mrs. Claus continued to dominate their holiday season. In 2023, the ...

Mary Swain stands in the emergency department at Community Hospital South, where she is a nurse. Swain was on a flight to Colorado in July when another passenger, Sophie Sarbach, suffered a stroke.