Hyperextending the neck during a hair wash could result in rare vertebral artery stroke ...

When Olivia Lewis was 21 years old and a senior at Virginia Commonwealth University, she suffered a massive brainstem stroke in her Fan apartment and almost died. But what came after was worse. She ...

More data support the concept of stroke-related restless legs syndrome as an "emerging entity," investigators report in a new study. New research has identified the lenticulostriate and ventral ...

A pontine stroke happens when blood flow to the pons in the brainstem is blocked or bursts. Early signs of a pontine stroke can include dizziness, weakness, and slurred speech Getting treatment, such ...

Ann Johnson became paralyzed after a brainstem stroke at age 30. As a participant in a clinical trial led by researchers at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco, she finally heard her voice again.

In 2008, Harshada Rajani was a healthy second-year med student whose only complaint was a recent bout of bad headaches that were diagnosed as ophthalmic migraines, which are characterized by pain ...

Olivia Lewis, shown at her home in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, is 23-year old woman recovering from brainstem stroke and locked-in syndrome.