Ischaemic stroke arises when cerebral blood flow is critically reduced, depriving neural tissue of oxygen and glucose. The primary event is often thromboembolic occlusion of a major artery, though ...

The buildup of fats, cholesterol, calcium, and immune cells within the blood vessel can lead to the narrowing or even ...

Dural sinus thrombosis refers to clots in large, dural venous conduits, and cortical vein thrombosis refers to occlusion of veins on the surface of the cortex. Cerebral venous thrombosis encompasses ...

Strokes lead to irreversible damage to the brain and are one of the most common causes of dependency or death. As the cellular reactions to a cerebral infarction are not yet fully understood, there is ...

A new study from scientists at the University of Rochester Medicine suggests that reinforcing the body's natural daily rhythms to improve sleep could help the brain recover after a stroke, pointing to ...

Myocardial ischemia is a drop in blood flow to the heart. Myocardial infarction, or heart attack, occurs when death or damage occurs in the muscle tissue of the heart due to low blood supply. The ...

Endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke is generally avoided when the infarction is large, but the effect of endovascular therapy with medical care as compared with medical care alone for large ...

A 70-year-old grandmother, Ms. A, from Yangyang, Gangwon Province, collapsed while preparing holiday food at home on the night before Chuseok last October. The emergency room at a nearby hospital ...