A heart attack and stroke are both medical emergencies caused by sudden disruption of blood flow, but they affect different ...

A stroke survivor who experiences chronic pain may begin to perceive that their stroke-affected hand is a different size, raising the risk of accidents, a new study finds. The results may give ...

Spinal cord stimulators have been used since the 1960s, and the first FDA approval for one of the devices arrived in 1989—all with a focus on treating various forms of chronic pain. In more recent ...

Hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) is a prevalent and debilitating complication among stroke survivors that can significantly impede rehabilitation and diminish quality of life. Often emerging within the ...

LAS VEGAS — Central neuropathic pain can be challenging to treat, but several pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic options are available, according to a presenter at BRAINWeek 2022. “Central neuropathic ...

In December 2011, Heather Rendulic awoke to a pricking, tingling feeling on the left side of her body. She later learned that a cluster of weak, tightly packed blood vessels near the base of her skull ...

A mother who suffered a stroke and was admitted to intensive care with sepsis on Christmas Day in 2024 has been left feeling ...

A world-first study of stroke survivors shows how chronic pain can alter body perception, with the brain tricking patients into believing their affected hand is a different size, increasing the risk ...

Men and women may be equal, but our bodies don’t always react to danger the same way. Strokes especially don’t play fair.

Most older adults prescribed gabapentin after a stroke kept getting the drug for at least 1 year. Gabapentin is used off-label for post-stroke pain, despite limited guidelines and safety concerns. The ...

For the first time, researchers have used electrical stimulation of the cervical spinal cord to immediately restore arm and hand movement in two patients with chronic moderate-to-severe upper limb ...