Specialized physical therapy plays a defining role in post-stroke recovery, influencing mobility, independence and long-term quality of life. For health care leaders and clinicians, referral decisions ...

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Nearly 800,000 people in the United States experience a stroke each year, and many experience changes to cognition, language, mobility, and mood that can last for months or years.

Share on Pinterest An observational study examines how age-related changes to white matter in the brain could impact recovery following a stroke. Rosem Morton for The Washington Post via Getty Images ...

About 25% of Americans will experience a stroke, according to Steven Edgley, MD, director of stroke rehabilitation at University of Utah Health since 2006. Edgley knows full well how life-changing a ...

“It scared me that I couldn’t remember my parents’ names or my cat’s name. I had no idea what was happening." Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke. For those who survive, ...

Stroke survivors often face substantial and long-lasting problems with their arms. Both arms often decline together: When one ...

Each year, thousands of stroke survivors are left with hemianopia, a condition that causes loss of half of their visual field ...

Danielle Gillam made herself a cup of coffee and sat down when she felt an overwhelming sense of tiredness the morning of Sept. 25. But when she dozed off and spilled that coffee, she knew something ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense updated their clinical practice guidance for managing ...

A stroke can occur in just a matter of seconds. It occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is suddenly cut off, ...