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A breakthrough treatment is helping stroke survivors recover motor skills by combining physical therapy with nerve ...
A stroke can rob people of their ability to perform everyday tasks. But now, a promising new approach is offering hope.
Up to 60% of stroke survivors develop cognitive decline within a year, and one-third progress to dementia within five years, according to a new scientific statement from the American Stroke ...
Feb. 21 -- In 1992, my 32-year-old husband, Steve, had a stroke. His speech and right-side mobility were affected, so he wasn't able to return to work. I hadn't worked in many years, and worried ...
Bella Chambasis’ older sister was murdered, her father was killed in a motorcycle accident and then a rare autoimmune disease required she use a wheelchair — but that didn’t stop her walking at her hi ...
A Pennsylvania stroke survivor regained the use of her hand following a first-of-its-kind experiment where her spinal cord was zapped in spots that control arm motion.
Every stroke survivor is affected differently; every stroke survivor’s journey and recovery will be different. There will be challenges and setbacks, but there’s always hope.
Six out of every 10 stroke survivors wind up struggling with depression later in their lives, a new study says. That compares to the 22% depression rate of the general population, results show ...
Lamont Causey has spent his life making things better, for kids, his community, and now his health. But in 2019 he suffered a stroke.
NEW ORLEANS — An LSU student who just finished her freshman year says new friends she met in college, think she's joking when she says she's a stroke survivor. But she's not kidding. Now the ...