A Corpus Christi girl's recovery is bringing awareness to South Texas' unusually high rate of pediatric strokes. Local neurosurgeons share what parents need to know.

During an ischemic stroke, blood vessels in the brain are blocked or narrowed. During a hemorrhagic stroke, there's bleeding into the brain. The first treatment for stroke is to potentially offer a ...

SAN ANTONIO -- The fairly frequent covert strokes arising after surgery could be tied to postoperative delirium and long-term cognitive dysfunction, based on the observational PRECISION study. Among ...

Dr. Fawaz Al-Mufti and team performing a life-saving thrombectomy to restore blood flow to a patient's brain. If you suspect a stroke, get to the hospital immediately-quick action can mean the ...

Scientists have discovered that a common type of stroke may have a very different cause than doctors once thought. Instead of fatty plaque clogging arteries, the strongest link was found with enlarged ...

DAVIS -- Chloe Barr was just 18 years old when she suffered a life-changing stroke. In 2023, while at her family home in Davis on spring break during her freshman year at UC Irvine, Barr says she ...

Tracking the brain's blood flow during neurosurgery represents one of the most critical and challenging parts of the operation. A brief interruption can mean the difference between permanent damage ...

Compared with standard intensive speech and language therapy (iSLT) alone, right-sided cervical C7 neurotomy combined with iSLT significantly improved language function in patients with chronic ...

Blocking the activity of ZFP384 can prolong the brain’s endogenous repair functions after stroke, report researchers in a ...