Stroke survivors often face substantial and long-lasting problems with their arms. Both arms often decline together: When one arm is more severely affected by the stroke, the other becomes more ...

Sanford Health announces that upper‑limb function through vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) paired with rehabilitation is now ...

Strokes are the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of disability, according to the American Stroke Association. "Stroke is injury to the brain from impairment of ...

Targeted therapy of the ipsilesional, or “good” arm, improved motor function, including control and speed, in chronic stroke survivors with severe paresis. In a small randomized clinical trial ...

Strokes often leave people with reduced arm function, which is difficult to regain. While physical therapy may help, full recovery is elusive and becomes even less achievable the more time passes ...

In 2010, life changed forever for Debra Meyerson and her husband, Steve Zuckerman. On Labor Day weekend that year, Debra suffered a severe stroke. She spent two months in four different hospitals and ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Stroke survivors often face substantial and long-lasting problems with their arms. Both arms often decline together: When one arm is more severely affected by the stroke, the other ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Candice Maenza, Penn State and Robert Sainburg, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) Stroke ...