The anti-inflammatory agent colchicine, started within 24 hours of acute ischemic stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA), was not associated with a reduction in subsequent strokes or other ...

*A temporary medical episode that mimics the effects of a stroke could be your body’s way of signaling that a far more serious event is on the horizon, health experts warn. Known as a transient ...

The absolute rate is still below 0.5%, in line with prior ablation studies, but the issue warrants monitoring, a researcher ...

Patients who suffer transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke have a persistently elevated risk for subsequent stroke over the next 10 years, results of a systematic review and meta-analysis ...

Last Friday, Oct. 10, I was having dinner with some of my son’s friends and their parents when in the middle of our meal, I noticed that the mother of his friend kept leaning toward her left side.

Adding a balloon or stent procedure (endovascular angioplasty to widen blood vessels in the neck) to standard treatment may make little to no difference to the chance of another stroke or mini-stroke ...

With symptoms such as facial drooping, arm paralysis and difficulty speaking, mini strokes can act as an early sign that a full-blown stroke may be imminent. Yet despite around 46,000 Britons ...

A silent mini stroke, also known as a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), occurs when the blood flow to a part of the brain is ...