As is typical in a case of Broca's aphasia, my father was not only unable ... I knew that if my dad had a stroke, every passing minute meant that more neurons in his speech areas were dying ...

The European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study (ECASS) included 132 patients with non-fluent (Broca) aphasia who were enrolled within 3-5 days of the causative stroke. In this placebo-controlled ...

Most patients presented with nonfluent aphasia (Broca type); there was also a case of fluent aphasia and a case of sensorial aphasia. Initial language impairments were found to affect mainly ...

Demi Moore has offered an update on Bruce Willis’ health, more than two years after the “Die Hard” actor was diagnosed with aphasia. Willis, 69, was diagnosed with aphasia, a cognitive ...

Share on Pinterest Krista Figari (pictured) experienced a wake-up stroke at 39. Image Provided by Krista Figari Teacher Krista Figari is opening up about how she experienced a “wake-up” stroke ...

A woman told by doctors she had survived a stroke by a miracle after she went to bed with symptoms has spoken of the importance of acting as soon as the signs first appear. Dionne Hudson’s arm ...

Older adults with high blood pressure who have a higher weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) have a higher risk for stroke, a new study finds. The report was published Oct. 27 in Scientific Reports.

Acute ischaemic stroke induces persistent innate immune memory through epigenetic changes in myeloid progenitors in the bone marrow, and this innate immune training contributes to cardiac ...

Aphasia can be caused by a head injury or stroke, and the onset will usually be sudden, or it can be caused by a disease such as frontotemporal dementia, in which case the communication ...

OCTOBER 29TH STROKE IS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH AND DISABILITY WORLDWIDE. NEW THIS MORNING IT IS WORLD STROKE DAY. TODAY, EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO KNOW THE SIGNS IN OUR ERIN BURNETT ...

Experts this week identified new risks and issued updated recommendations for preventing strokes, a leading cause of death and disability in the U.S. It's the first time in a decade that health ...

The “Die Hard” actor was photographed getting some fresh air with the window down while taking a drive in Los Angeles with a security guard amid his battle with aphasia and dementia.