Stroke

"I was a bit shocked because you normally associate strokes with older people so it was quite frightening."

"Hopefully I can get back to normal, but you can never take that for granted."

A stroke can affect different people in different ways, meaning stroke survivors may have recovery methods better suited to them than others.

There are three types of stroke, but what are they?

“We found that high levels of air pollution were associated with increased risks of transitions from being healthy to a first stroke, cardiovascular events after stroke and death".

If you believe you or another individual is having a stroke, it is of vital essence that you act quickly. Studies have shown that for every minute a stroke goes untreated 1.9 million neurons die each minute in which stroke is untreated. There are five types of stroke, those being: Ischemic Stroke, Haemorrhagic Stroke, Transient [...]

Combined with brain stimulation, nanoparticles may deliver benefits to patients after ischemic stroke

The new drug could help to reduce patient waiting times, as well as being very cost effective.

Rehab could be vital for helping survivors with movement, speech, strength and daily living skills

New study provides insights into stroke recurrence and death in patients with insulin resistance