Imagine seeing a furry, four-legged animal that meows. Mentally, you know what it is, but the word "cat" is stuck on the tip of your tongue.

Prehospital measurement of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) can rapidly differentiate intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) from ischemic stroke (IS) and stroke mimics.

More than 100 million people globally have had a stroke, but there are ways to reduce your risk and spot the signs of stroke ...

After Erin Adelekun delivered her daughter Adenike, she went home with a mild headache. Her doctor wasn't worried, so she wasn't either. Erin took medication for the pain and got to caring for her ...

We hypothesized that the rate of change in aphasia may vary compared to other neurological deficits in stroke patients post successful EVT. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of acute ...

(Kappa = 0.26 [95% CI 0.23 – 0.29]) (Table 1). Adjusted analyses did not show any significant effect on treatment decision for age, race, time of day, tele-stroke vs. in-house, paresis, aphasia, ...

according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2025. The meeting is in Los Angeles, Feb. 5-7, 2025 and is a world premier ...

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Since than a coroner could not find a definitive cause of death but said this was most likely due to an un-identified medical reason or heat stroke. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are two ...

Aphasia is a language deficit caused by brain disease or brain damage usually associated with stroke, head trauma, or dementia. It ranges in severity, meaning it can be very mild or so severe that ...

Certain reports indicated that she may be experiencing aphasia, a condition that impairs communication skills. For those unaware, aphasia is a linguistic impairment that inhibits the ability to speak.