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

A new study by researchers at the Department of Molecular Medicine at SDU sheds light on one of the most severe consequences ...

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.