How the brain rewires itself for language recovery after a stroke
A new study shows how the brain reorganizes itself in the first few months after a stroke to improve the ability to speak ...
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Scottish guitarist teaches himself to play one-handed after suffering “devastating” stroke
A Scottish guitarist has taught himself how to play guitar one-handed and has made a triumphant return to the stage after a severe stroke left him unable to use his left arm. The history of guitar ...
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Brain Stimulation Offers No Benefit for Post-Stroke Hand Function
The current stimulates the area of the motor cortex that controls hand function ... greater percentage of patients whose left side was affected by the stroke and fewer women compared with the ...
The true toll of a transient ischemic attack may be found in accelerated cognitive decline
A University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine-led study suggests that first-time transient ischemic ...
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Diastolic Dysfunction Linked With Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack, Major Bleeding
The severity of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction affects risk for incident stroke and transient ischemic attack, as well as major bleeding.