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  1. Ministroke vs. regular stroke: What's the difference? - Mayo Clinic

    This blockage may cause temporary stroke-like symptoms. But a TIA doesn't damage brain cells or cause permanent disability. This is how it differs from a ...

  2. Mayo Clinic Radio: May is American Stroke Month

    A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced, depriving brain tissue of oxygen and nutrients. Within minutes, brain ...

  3. Protein in blood may predict prognosis, recovery from stroke - Mayo Clinic News Network

    When neurons are injured following a stroke or from other neurological diseases, NFL is released into cerebrospinal fluid that bathes the brain and then into ...

  4. Speaking out for stroke awareness

    Stroke remains one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. Because a stroke limits brain tissue from ...

  5. Sharing Mayo Clinic: Back to farm fields and family after speedy stroke treatment

    Bruce was having an ischemic stroke. These strokes happen when arteries to the brain become narrowed or blocked, significantly reducing blood flow. If left ...

  6. DISCOVERY: Unraveling post-stroke cognitive impairment - Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic is a lead partner in a major study of post-stroke cognition in diverse populations. DISCOVERY draws on Mayo Clinic's expertise in multiple ...

  7. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Speech therapy after a stroke

    It occurs when a stroke damages the language network in the left frontal area of the brain. People with nonfluent aphasia typically can understand what others ...

  8. Innovations spur post-stroke recovery - Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic uses vagus nerve stimulation paired with rehabilitation exercises to treat upper extremity deficits after ischemic stroke.

  9. Mayo Clinic Q and A: TIA increases risk for having a stroke in the future

    Ischemic strokes happen when a blocked artery cuts off the blood supply to the brain. This type of stroke accounts for about 85 percent of all strokes. With TIA ...

  10. Preventing recurrent ischemic stroke - Mayo Clinic

    The Heart Brain Clinic brings together neurologists and cardiologists to determine stroke etiology. Patients see both types of specialists during the same ...