A stroke occurs when the flow of blood to part of the brain is cut off or significantly reduced. Without the oxygen carried by the blood, brain cells can die quickly, which can cause permanent brain ...

DETROIT – DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital is part of a new nationwide effort led by the American Heart Association targeting the deadliest type of stroke. The hospital is one of 15 nationwide chosen to ...

Hemorrhagic strokes account for just 13% of the nearly 800,000 strokes that occur in the U.S. each year, yet they are responsible for more than 40% of all stroke-related deaths. These devastating ...

SAN FRANCISCO (WPVI) -- A beauty pageant contestant who suffered a debilitating stroke went through an eight-hour surgery to reconstruct her paralyzed face. KGO-TV reports, at the age of 20, Julia ...

BASEL, Switzerland — Early reduction of blood pressure has a beneficial effect in hemorrhagic stroke but a detrimental effect in ischemic stroke, new trial data show. The findings could shake up ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My neighbor had a stroke and received a "clot buster" medication. Then, I found out my uncle had a surgery after a stroke. Can you help me understand different kinds of stroke ...

Brain aneurysm surgery is a lifesaving medical procedure that attempts to repair a bulging, weakened area in the wall of a brain artery. A brain aneurysm is a balloon-like bulge in an artery in the ...

NEWS AT FOUR. CONTINUES. HE WAS LUCKY THAT HE GOT TREATMENT QUICKLY. OFTEN THESE PATIENTS DON’T SURVIVE WHEN EVERY SECOND COUNTS. YOU NEED TO KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF A STROKE. SOMEONE HAS A ...

TELL ME HOW MUCH YOU LOVE ME. MORE THAN ANYTHING, CASEY AND CINDY BREWER ARE A COUPLE IN LOCKSTEP. THEIR BOND UNBREAKABLE. AFTER A TRAUMA FOUR YEARS AGO. NEITHER ONE COULD HAVE IMAGINED. CASEY HAD A ...