The day she had a stroke, Sonia Olea Coontz, a 31-year-old from Long Beach, California, was getting ready to start a new career as a dog trainer. She had just wrapped up a week of training, and ...

The brain stem controls several vital body functions, such as heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing. A blockage or bleed in the brain stem can cause a brain stem stroke and impact a person’s ...

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. For survivors of the most common type of stroke, called an ischemic stroke, only about 5 percent fully recover.

Stem cell therapy has been shown to restore normal brain activity patterns after ischemic stroke, even when administered one month post-stroke. This therapy reverses brain hyperexcitability, a ...

A stroke that occurs in the brain stem can produce vertigo and dizziness, in addition to severe balance issues – you basically can't walk properly even with complete concentration.

Groundbreaking AI implants help stroke victim 'talk' for first time in nearly two decades Johnson has remained in a paralytic state for 18 years after suffering a tragic brain stem stroke ...

The Brain Stem Stroke is when people are in a “locked-in” state, where people typically are not able to speak or move below the neck.

When I was 26, out of the blue, I suffered a massive brain stem stroke caused by an arteriovenous malformation, or AVM, a rare congenital tangle of blood vessels of which I had no warning or ...

New research from the Cleveland Clinic has shown that stroke victims who have struggled to recover can benefit from a procedure known as deep brain stimulation when combined with physical therapy.

Learn about stroke symptoms and when to seek help with both conditions here. ... Brain stem strokes can occur due to clots or a hemorrhage, so treatment will depend on its origin.