The term “mini stroke” may suggest an event that is relatively harmless or at least not particularly threatening. But a mini stroke, known clinically as...
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The Lowdown on Lacunar Stroke
Some strokes happen on a very small scale. A lacunar stroke, also known as a lacunar infarct, occurs when a blood clot blocks a tiny...
Stroke Recovery
After the emergency phase of a stroke, while you or your loved one is lying in a hospital bed, the inevitable questions creep in…What will...
What to Do if Someone Is Having a Stroke
Learning the signs and symptoms of stroke and how to respond to a stroke emergency is not something to put off until old age. While...
How to Lower Your Risk for a Stroke
A stroke can be one of the most debilitating medical events of a person’s life…if they’re lucky enough to survive it. More than 20% of...
How Long Does a Stroke Last?
A stroke is a medical event in which blood flow to the brain is disrupted. In an ischemic stroke, this disruption is caused by a...
What Is a Mini-Stroke?
“Mini-stroke” is one of those terms that appears to make intuitive sense, so we throw them around as if we know exactly what they mean....
What Does a Stroke Feel Like?
When you have a stroke, something goes wrong in a blood vessel feeding the brain. Either a blockage occurs or a vessel ruptures, forming a...
Signs of Stroke
If you’ve ever had a family member or friend who suffered a stroke, you’re likely familiar with the signs that a stroke can leave behind....
Types of Stroke
The human brain is an astonishingly complex organ, with its approximately 87 billion nerve cells, called neurons, networked and interacting together in dazzling order to...
What Causes a Stroke?
Unfortunately, most of us know someone who has suffered a stroke. Each year in the US, 795,000 strokes occur, a rate of one every 40...
