Ischemic stroke occurs when a blood vessel carrying blood to the brain is blocked by a blood clot. This causes blood not to reach the...

Hemorrhagic strokes are less common, in fact only 15 percent of all strokes are hemorrhagic, but they are responsible for about 40...

Stroke is a "Brain attack". It occurs when the blood supply to part of your brain is interrupted or severely reduced, depriving brain...

Doctors who specialize in treating the brain are called neurologists. A neurologist is a medical doctor who specializes in treating...

The human brain is the master organ of the body. The brain takes in all information relating to the body’s internal and external...

Moyamoya disease is a rare blood vessel (vascular) disorder in which a ring of blood vessels at the base of your brain (the circle of...

High blood pressure (hypertension) can quietly damage your body for years before symptoms develop. Left uncontrolled, you may wind up...

A stroke occurs when there’s bleeding into your brain or when normal blood flow to your brain is blocked. Within minutes of being...

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a type of irregular heartbeat, often caused when the two upper chambers of the heart beat unpredictably and...

These days you can’t turn on the television or the radio, or pick up a newspaper or a magazine without someone going on about Stress. And...