"The results of our trial potentially broaden the time window for the initiation of treatment, although there was more bleeding with the dual regimen than with the monotherapy," the authors wrote. In ...

Combining neck surgery with intensive speech therapy is associated with greater improvements in a person's ability to communicate after a stroke than intensive speech therapy alone, finds a clinical ...

Psychological therapy was associated with significantly reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety among patients with a history of stroke, with greater benefits in those who initiated talk therapy ...

Combining neck surgery with intensive speech therapy is associated with greater improvements in a person's ability to communicate after a stroke than intensive speech therapy alone, finds a clinical ...

The American Stroke Association (ASA) has formally recognised pharyngeal electrical stimulation (PES) as an important tool for post-stroke dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) treatment. In ASA’s 2026 ...

In infants and toddlers who had a stroke before birth or as a newborn (28 days or younger), a treatment that combined restricting the use of the stronger arm with intensive task-oriented physical ...

A large meta-analysis found that initiating DOACs without delay in certain stroke patients reduced future stroke events without increasing symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage. The report included the ...

Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City has been certified as a Level 2 Stroke Center to be able to provide advanced care to ...

Restoring blood flow after an ischemic stroke can trigger secondary brain injury, causing inflammation, neuronal death, and long-term disability that current treatments do not address. Researchers ...

For many stroke survivors, recovery is derailed by painful muscle stiffness and involuntary spasms that limit movement, independence, and quality of life. Often viewed as an unavoidable consequence of ...