Pseudobulbar affect is a common complication of neurological impairment in stroke patients. Cognitive impairment during the acute phase after stroke is an independent risk factor for pseudobulbar ...

Cerebral infarction, commonly known as ischemic stroke, has a high mortality rate and causes severe damage to nervous cells in the brain owing to the loss of oxygen, which results in limiting body ...

Smartphones have become an integral part of our everyday life. In fact, many people spend significant hours on the phone doing one thing or another. This is especially so for mobile gamers who usually ...

There is a bidirectional association between myocardial infarction and late-onset epilepsy, according to a recent study.

In an A-fib cohort with high use of oral anticoagulation, new brain infarcts—most clinically silent—are commonly detected on MRI. And their presence is associated with small declines in cognitive ...

BERLIN, Germany—Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are more likely than similar individuals without the arrhythmia to have brain infarcts detected on MRI, an analysis of the Swiss-AF cohort study ...

Older adults with gum disease were more likely to show white matter damage in brain scans, a sign linked to memory and movement problems.

Gout was associated with increased risks for CV events and all-cause mortality, even after adjusting for long-term CV risk profiles and their changes.