Nervous System Diseases: News and Research on Ischemic Stroke

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What stroke recovery looks like today

You may be familiar with the common signs and symptoms of a stroke: loss of vision, drooping face, weak limbs, and slurred speech. But what happens during the recovery phase, once a patient has spent time in the hospital ...

'Time is brain': How to identify and respond to a stroke

Imagine you're at a dinner party and the person sitting across the table from you suddenly stops making sense, and not because of the glass of wine in their hand. Then maybe one side of their face starts to droop. The person ...

Cannabis users face substantially higher risk of heart attack

Marijuana is now legal in many places, but is it safe? Two new studies add to mounting evidence that people who use cannabis are more likely to suffer a heart attack than people who do not use the drug, even among younger ...

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