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

The Nzombi family acted quickly when their toddler, Ezekiel, showed stroke symptoms. ... Ezekiel's mom noticed right away he wasn’t using the right side of his body.

When Lexi Eddy sent selfies to her friends, they instantly knew something was wrong. The 18-year-old's face was drooping on one side, her words were slurred, and her left hand hung limp.

At first, she thought it might be vertigo.But, as someone who works part-time at a hospital, she also recognized she was experiencing some classic stroke symptoms.. Still, she didn’t want to ...

I was healthy when I had a stroke at 23 — my scary symptoms and what doctors think caused it By . Diana Bruk. Published May 12, ... “My right side, it was almost convulsing, ...

Strokes are a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, striking suddenly and often without warning. About 15 million people worldwide suffer a stroke every year, according to the World ...

The early symptoms of a stroke may seem minor at first.For Dr. Amar Dhand, that's a major problem."People tend to shrug it off," said Dhand, a neurologist at Mass General Brigham.Their decision ...

Many of its symptoms mimic those common to stroke. For example, muscle weakness can be so extreme that it causes a temporary paralysis on one side of your body, which doctors call hemiplegia.

Amanda Rimsek took her father to Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital while he experienced stroke symptoms and was unable to ... "He was having a right-sided sharp headache, pain that would ...