A stroke is an injury to the brain caused by an interruption in blood flow from a vessel blockage, blood clot or vessel ...

1989, p. 1412). The two main types of stroke are ischemic and hemorrhagic, accounting for approximately 85% and 15%, respectively (Hickey, 2003). When an ischemic stroke occurs, the blood supply ...

Most often, ischemic strokes are caused by the brain. As one of the most common types of strokes, cerebral ischemia accounts for approximately 87% of all stroke cases, while the remaining 13% are ...

Strokes are a serious global health problem, often leading to death or long-term disability. Each year, about 7,500 people in ...

or ischemic strokes that occur in persons under 60. The study found that compared to those with other blood types, those with blood type A had a 16% increased chance of having an early stroke.

In the past, strokes were treated after the damage was done. Patients often faced serious disabilities, and recovery focused ...

Migraine—in particular, migraine with aura—seems to confer an increased risk of ischemic stroke and might also ... data exist to conclude whether this type of headache increases the risk ...

Large-Vessel Occlusion Acute Ischemic Strokes were thought to affect mainly older adults, but research confirms younger ...

WOMEN taking certain types of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drugs containing both oestrogen and progesterone could be at ...

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The following is a summary of "Tenecteplase versus alteplase for acute stroke within 4·5 h of onset (ATTEST-2): a randomised, ...