Each year, thousands of stroke survivors are left with hemianopia, a condition that causes loss of half of their visual field (the “vertical midline”). Hemianopia severely affects daily ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Having a stroke can leave behind permanent damage that affects functions such as memory and motor skills. Researchers who induced strokes in mice and ...

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According to the National Institute of Health, one in four adults will experience a stroke in their lifetime, and currently, there are no credible treatments to fully reverse this damage. However, a ...

The director of Texas Health Plano's stroke program talks recently added technology to help patients regain their ability to ...

Doctors are now happening upon ways to regenerate a brain compromised by stroke. Stop and think about that and perhaps read the opening sentence once again. This is quite the leap. Broken bones can be ...

In 2006, Kevin Sheth was a 27-year-old neurology resident in Boston, at both Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In that role, he did rotations within their neurology ...

An early-stage clinical trial has shown that deep brain stimulation (DBS) applied to the cerebellum may aid the recovery of upper limb function after stroke. Researchers studied 12 people with ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Having a stroke can leave behind ...

Each year, thousands of stroke survivors are left with hemianopia, a condition that causes loss of half of their visual field (the “vertical midline”). Hemianopia severely affects daily activities ...