An Internet-based examination system enables stroke patients to be treated as rapidly in rural communities as they are in bigger hospitals with stroke teams, researchers have found. An Internet-based ...

Since 2004, doctors in rural emergency rooms have been using webcams to get an expert opinion before treating stroke patients. A report, published on Aug. 3 in The Lancet Neurology says that the new ...

October 16, 2009 (Baltimore, Maryland) — Patients presenting with dizziness may actually be having a stroke, and investigators have discovered a bedside approach to help clinicians identify these ...

Researchers have found that a simple, one-minute eye movement exam performed at the bedside worked better than an MRI to distinguish new strokes from other less serious disorders. Researchers have ...

In a small "proof of principle" study, stroke researchers have found that a simple, one-minute eye movement exam performed at the bedside worked better than an MRI to distinguish new strokes from ...

A simple, one-minute eye movement examination by the bedside by doctors works better than MRI to identify impending stroke in patients complaining of dizziness and nausea. A simple, one-minute eye ...

THOMASVILLE, N.C. — They say the eyes are a window to the soul, but they’re also a window into your health. “The eyes tell a story about the health of the body,” says Dr. Lindsay Totten, an ...

Making a stroke victim bleed from his fingers won't prevent further harm. What's Undetermined Asking a stricken victim to stick out his tongue may help diagnose a stroke. Each year an estimated ...

More than 60% of deaths from stroke in the US occur among postmenopausal women. Many of them have no warning symptoms. So how can women at risk be More than 60% of deaths from stroke in the US occur ...