In the U.S., a stroke happens roughly every 40 seconds. That means, in the time it takes to read a five-minute news article, ...

Months after UW Medicine neurosurgeons implanted a first-of-its-kind brain stimulation device in a stroke patient, doctors ...

Physical rehabilitation and symptom management still remain the mainstay of treatment for stroke, as clot removal or ...

Imagine your brain as a bustling city with millions of interconnected highways carrying information at lightning speed. Now picture what happens when a major earthquake hits, destroying some of those ...

While thrombolytic therapy remains one of the most effective strategies for stroke recovery, it is effective only for a short span of time. Now, researchers from Japan have demonstrated how numerous ...

Stroke survivors who were uncomfortable sharing their thoughts and feelings about their condition and future had slower ...

Each year, thousands of stroke survivors are left with hemianopia, a condition that causes loss of half of their visual field (the “vertical midline”). Hemianopia severely affects daily activities ...

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 ...