The FAST campaign — which stands for Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty and Time to call 911 — has been shown to improve recognition, speed up paramedic response times and lead to better ...

A study by the American Stroke Association surveyed 1,900 people to assess public awareness of stroke symptoms. Awareness and recognition of “F.A.S.T.” stroke symptoms – Face, Arm, Speech, and Time to ...

The widely used FAST acronym remains the best tool for helping bystanders recognize stroke symptoms, despite efforts to expand it to BE-FAST. A new study showed that adding Balance and Eye changes (BE ...

(NewsUSA) – Cardiovascular Disease including stroke remains a leading cause of death in the United States and is the number one cause of death in women, according to the American Stroke Association, a ...

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 ...