A North Cowton stroke survivor has praised NHS teams who helped him regain his independence after a life-changing medical emergency – while also raising awareness that strokes can affect people of any ...

Stroke survivors often face substantial and long-lasting problems with their arms. Both arms often decline together: When one arm is more severely affected by the stroke, the other becomes more ...

Targeted therapy of the ipsilesional, or “good” arm, improved motor function, including control and speed, in chronic stroke survivors with severe paresis. In a small randomized clinical trial ...

Strokes are the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of disability, according to the American Stroke Association. "Stroke is injury to the brain from impairment of ...

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 ...

In 2010, life changed forever for Debra Meyerson and her husband, Steve Zuckerman. On Labor Day weekend that year, Debra suffered a severe stroke. She spent two months in four different hospitals and ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Stroke survivors often face substantial and long-lasting problems with their arms. Both arms often decline together: When one arm is more severely affected by the stroke, the other ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Candice Maenza, Penn State and Robert Sainburg, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) Stroke ...