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(CNN) — One in six deaths from cardiovascular disease in the United States is due to stroke, and over 100 million people worldwide have had a stroke, which is a leading cause of serious long-term ...

The term “ministroke” can be a bit of a head-scratcher: How can there be a tiny form of a full-blown medical emergency? Thanks to the misleading modifier, it’s often perceived as something you don’t ...

The blockage does not last long enough to cause permanent damage, so the symptoms disappear. Because people often feel normal again within minutes or hours, many ignore it. However, a mini-stroke is ...

*A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted, either by a blocked artery or bleeding, causing potential brain cell damage. Symptoms vary depending on the affected brain area and the ...

A stroke represents one of medicine’s most critical emergencies, yet many people remain unaware of how to identify its telltale signs. When blood supply to the brain becomes compromised, every passing ...

A 63-year-old stroke survivor whose only symptom was an inability to read is urging others to be aware of less common warning signs of this potentially life-threatening medical emergency. Gordon Robb ...

There’s new wisdom about a brain diagnosis that shouldn’t be ignored. A new study suggests that having a transient ischemic attack, also known as a “mini-stroke,” may have similar long-lasting effects ...

Don’t dismiss the signs. There were so many signs that I completely overlooked,” stroke survivor Tri’Sheena Stokes said.

Recent research findings suggest that people who have a transient ischemic attack (TIA) should get aggressive treatment to help prevent cognitive decline. A transient ischemic attack (TIA), also known ...