The initial signs of a stroke may be as subtle as a partly drooping face, a bit of weakness in a limb, perhaps some halting speech. Often, the person suffering a stroke does not know anything is wrong ...

A new device that analyzes head and eye movements could revolutionize the diagnosis of vertebrobasilar strokes, a new study suggests. Lead author David E. Newman-Toker, MD, PhD, from Johns Hopkins ...

Use of transcranial magnetic stimulation to the cerebellum promoted gait and balance recovery in stroke patients in a new study. "We showed a clear increase in walking ability and balance with this ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Montel Williams reveals for the first time that he suffered a cerebellar hemorrhagic stroke — a rare type of stroke that experts say can either kill or cause severe neurologic deficits in 50 percent ...

Details of the search strategy appear in Appendix 1. In brief, we searched MEDLINE to identify English-language observational studies on the clinical features, diagnostic evaluation and differential ...

A 32 year-old woman developed the abrupt onset of a severe headache followed by a brief loss of consciousness. CT scan showed diffuse subarachnoid hemorrhage. On hospital day 7, she developed lethargy ...