Strokes happen suddenly and without warning.

The field of stroke has benefitted from many advances in recent decades, in particular improved imaging techniques. This, coupled with better knowledge of brain function among professionals and ...

Panel A shows a noncontrast computed tomographic (CT) scan of the head (transverse section) revealing slight hypodensity in the left insular cortex (arrow). Panel B shows a CT angiogram (transverse ...

Deep in the center of your brain, there is a walnut-sized center called the thalamus. Located right next to the brain stem, this tiny part of the brain is very important. Even though this complex part ...