Rural hospitals that are part of the Nebraska Medicine Telestroke Program receive immediate access to the Nebraska Medicine stroke team for quick assessment of stroke patients who come to their hospital. The Nebraska Medicine Comprehensive Stroke Center is the only certified center in the region, providing the highest level of stroke certification available. Learn more.

Stroke and heart disease often go hand in hand. Read how in some situations, stroke can directly result from heart problems.

The Nebraska Medicine Stroke and Neurovascular Center provides around-the-clock care of stroke patients using a well-defined, systematic approach to care and treatment to achieve optimal results.

When she suddenly lost the ability to speak on her way home from a Christmas party, Penny Noack's son knew something was terribly wrong.

Read about cervical artery dissection, how it occurs and the risk factors associated with developing the condition.

Neurologist Pierre Fayad, MD explains what most commonly puts us at risk for having a stroke.

Younger stroke patients may have different risk factors and causes of a stroke compared to older adults.