A stroke can affect many of the brain’s essential functions, but the symptoms a person experiences often depend on which side ...

To maximize stroke recovery, researchers may want to focus more on ways to support the side of the brain where the injury didn't occur, scientists report. "Most studies focus on the stroke area and ...

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 ...

A stroke can change a life in an instant. In the minutes after symptoms begin, quick action can help protect the brain, ...

After a stroke, the brain may do something surprisingly hopeful—it can “refresh” parts of itself. Researchers analyzing brain scans from over 500 stroke survivors found that while the damaged side of ...

New research in mice has identified specific brain cells that drive recovery after stroke, offering a biological explanation for why rehabilitation works and pointing toward a drug that could ...

Compared with standard intensive speech and language therapy (iSLT) alone, right-sided cervical C7 neurotomy combined with iSLT significantly improved language function in patients with chronic ...

A new study has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice, following from human studies. A new study by UCLA ...