Air pollution, high temperatures, and metabolic risk factors are driving large global increases in stroke cases and deaths, new data showed.

The incidence of stroke continues to increase for adults and children living with sickle cell disease (SCD) despite the Stroke Prevention Trial in Sickle Cell Anemia (STOP) establishing standards of ...

Ischemic stroke (IS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are complex and multifactorial diseases caused by the combination of vascular risk factors, environment and genetic factors. A genetic ...

Report any stroke symptoms or risk factors to your doctor. Your doctor can evaluate your risk for stroke and help you control your risk factors. A stroke is a blockage in blood flow to the brain.

Air pollution, high temperatures, and risk factors such as obesity and high blood pressure are driving global increases in ...

Risk-reduction counseling, in relation to traditional risk factors for stroke, is probably safe in patients with migraine. Indeed, in an editorial accompanying the meta-analysis, Loder suggests ...

Although stroke is highly preventable and treatable, there has been a rapid rise in the global stroke burden between 1990 and ...

The findings of this major new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) are published in The Lancet Neurology journal and being presented at the World Stroke ...

Hemorrhagic Stroke: Occurs when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, leading to bleeding in or around the brain. Several factors can increase your risk of stroke. Some are within your control ...

Stroke-related deaths rose to 7.3 million -- up by 44 per cent since 1990. The study identified 23 modifiable risk factors responsible for 84 per cent of the stroke burden in 2021. In 2021 ...

While stroke is the fifth-leading overall cause of death in the United States, it disproportionately impacts Hispanic people.

Air pollution, high temperatures, and risk factors such as obesity and high blood pressure are driving global increases in stroke, research suggests. Although stroke is very preventable and ...