The main cause of ischemic strokes, which account for 87 percent of all strokes, is atherosclerosis. These fatty deposits, ...

The most common type of stroke is an ischemic stroke, accounting for about 87% of all cases, according to the American Stroke ...

A stroke, also known as a brain attack, causes brain damage when blood flow to the brain is interrupted. Representative Photo ...

Dr. Etienne adds that brain fog, trouble concentrating and memory problems can also be a sign that someone has experienced a silent stroke. But because these symptoms can be caused by so many other ...

Understanding the risks of cross-sex hormone therapy is important not only for clinicians and patients but also for ...

High cholesterol is often dubbed the “silent killer” because it progresses for years without clear symptoms, until serious ...

Suffering a cerebrovascular accident can increase the risk of a heart arrhythmia such as atrial fibrillation by up to seven ...

So then you may develop osteoporosis in your 50s rather than your 70s or 80s.” Osteoporosis is a “silent” disease because ...

Tracey McMahon woke in the middle of the night with a blinding headache - 'at first I thought it was a bad migraine'.

But this turned out to be a misconception that hasn’t allowed us “to capture the disease accurately,” Christine Won, MD, medical director of the Yale Centers for Sleep Medicine and director of the ...

Neuroprognostication is one of the most controversial and sensitive examinations in the field of neurology.