The widely used FAST acronym remains the best tool for helping bystanders recognize stroke symptoms, despite efforts to expand it to BE-FAST. A new study showed that adding Balance and Eye changes (BE ...

Spotting a stroke quickly can make all the difference between a full recovery and lifelong challenges. In the fast-paced ...

A >medical emergency, and recognizing symptoms quickly is critical to receiving timely care. "There's nothing a bystander or I can do, without anything available to me, to help if I see someone having ...

Strokes can occur suddenly—and silently—with symptoms that do not always match expectations. Stroke specialist and director of the University of Utah Stroke Center, Jennifer Majersik, MD, emphasizes ...

Higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with lower mortality in stroke patients — a phenomenon sometimes called the "obesity paradox," new research suggests. Investigators drew on data from over ...

Stroke can happen to anyone, at any age and at any time. The number of strokes among younger adults under 55 is rising worldwide, and every day in the UK around 240 people experience the traumatic and ...

Senior Lecturer, Adult Nursing and co-lead, Ageing, Acute and Long Term Conditions. Member of Health and Well Being Research Center, London South Bank University Stroke can happen to anyone, at any ...