Heart disease continues to be a leading cause of death worldwide. Healthy eating plays a significant role in controlling heart disease and reducing the risk factors associated with heart attacks and strokes.
A stroke occurs when a vessel supplying blood to part of the brain is suddenly blocked, killing brain tissue. When you suspect a stroke, immediately call 911. Faster treatment means better long-term outcomes.
On Christmas Day 2020, Rochelle Swanson swung by her storage unit on her way to work to pick up a Christmas gift tucked away for her husband. All of a sudden, her left arm went completely limp.
Learn how thanks to telemedicine and the team of neurologists and cardiologists at Nebraska Medicine, a 45-year-old body builder was rescued from a life-long debilitating or even deadly stroke.
Can COVID-19 cause stroke? Neurosurgeon William Thorell, MD, answers this and a variety of other questions related to stroke during this uncertain time.