Brain swelling, or cerebral edema, is a medical emergency. Learn about the evidence-based treatments doctors use to reduce ...

In medicine, we like to say that “time is brain,” meaning that every moment a stroke goes untreated, the potential for ...

The main cause of ischemic strokes, which account for 87 percent of all strokes, is atherosclerosis. These fatty deposits, known as plaque, line blood vessel walls and cause blockages. Atherosclerosis ...

Cerebellar infarction: clinico-anatomic correlations. Stroke. 1993; 24:76–83. Crossref Medline Google Scholar; 6 Amarenco P, Roullet E, Hommel M, Chaine P, Marteau R. Infarction in the territory of ...

There is also limited but promising evidence for safety and efficacy using EVT for middle-vessel occlusions or for isolated occlusion of the posterior cerebral artery.1 Nevertheless, despite the ...

BACKGROUND: Neuronal plasticity after stroke occurs predominantly within the first few months. However, its persistence and distribution in the chronic phase remain unclear. This study investigated ...

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is neurological disorder characterized by swelling and inflammation in the brain. Learn about symptoms, potential causes, treatment, and outlook.

Modulation of cerebral cortex activity by acupuncture combined with continuous theta-burst stimulation in post-stroke upper limb spasticity: an fNIRS study Junfeng Zhang 1,2,3 † Meng Wang 1 † Hao Chen ...