Persistent post-stroke vertigo leads to poorer outcomes and reduced mobility, even in patients with high rehabilitation participation rates.

The quality of dizziness often provides the first clue to its origin. Peripheral dizziness typically produces a strong spinning sensation, frequently accompanied by nausea or vomiting. Common causes ...

Every year, nearly 800,000 people will have a stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of these strokes will be what’s called ischemic, which is when blood flow to the ...

In adults discharged home after an emergency department visit for dizziness, the 30-day incidence of stroke with disability or death was very low — approximately 1 in 2500 patients. Researchers ...

As many as 30 percent of people older than 60 experience dizziness at some point, about 50 percent after age 85.

Most people experience ear ringing occasionally and dismiss it as temporary annoyance. But sudden onset ringing in one ear accompanied by specific other symptoms can indicate a stroke happening in ...

Background: Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is an important cause of stroke in the young. It can present nonspecifically and may be misdiagnosed with adverse consequences. We assessed the frequency ...

Your body warns you before a stroke. Are you listening? Most people think strokes happen without warning. However, research shows that your body often sends early signals weeks before an attack.

Transient Ischemic Attack, also known as "mini-stroke", occurs when there is a temporary blockage of blood flow to the brain. The American Stroke Association says that the clot usually dissolves on ...

Q: When my cousin developed dizziness and nausea she went to the emergency room and they told her she bad benign vertigo. She got better with their treatments and was discharged with a prescription.

A 53-year-old man ignored subtle symptoms until doctors discovered a dangerous posterior circulation stroke, which is often ...