Shorter telomeres are linked to higher risks of stroke, dementia, and depression, but lifestyle factors may help counteract ...

The brain tries to repair damage after a stroke by utilizing its own repair cells, which function like skilled craftsmen.

The most common tests used to evaluate a brain for aneurysms include: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Angiogram (MRA) – Uses magnetic fields to create images of the brain and the brain’s blood vessels.

A new study sheds light on one of the most severe consequences of stroke: damage to the brain's 'cables'-- the so-called nerve fibers -- which leads to permanent impairments. A new study by ...

Computerized Tomography (CT) scan uses multiple x-ray images taken from different angles to produce pictures of the brain. A computerized tomography angiogram (CTA) is a CT scan with a contrast dye ...

Brain stents help keep the blood flowing in the brain, placed into narrow places within a blood vessel to prop it open and ...

Physical examination, laboratory tests, brain CT scan, brain MRI scan, brain magnetic resonance angiogram ... She had no history of hypertension, stroke or seizures. She was taking no medications ...

multimodal brain MRI scan, catheter cerebral angiogram, echocardiogram, continuous cardiac monitoring. Diagnosis: Acute ischemic stroke caused by distal left internal carotid artery occlusion ...

Should the guidelines be updated, CT angiography can by all means be discussed as a procedure for demonstrating the irreversibility of clinically established loss of brain function. Conflict of ...