A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted, either by a blockage or bleeding in the blood vessels. This ...

Lacunar stroke may arise from damage in the brain’s small blood vessels rather than fatty plaque in larger arteries, pointing ...

The widening of arteries within the brain was associated with both lacunar stroke and cerebral small vessel disease in a new ...

After a stroke, the brain may do something surprisingly hopeful—it can “refresh” parts of itself. Researchers analyzing brain scans from over 500 stroke survivors found that while the damaged side of ...