A pontine stroke happens when blood flow to the pons in the brainstem is blocked or bursts. Early signs of a pontine stroke can include dizziness, weakness, and slurred speech Getting treatment, such ...

When I was 26, out of the blue, I suffered a massive brain stem stroke caused by an arteriovenous malformation, or AVM, a rare congenital tangle of blood vessels of which I had no warning or symptoms.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's fitting that BEFAST is the acronym for recognizing and responding to the signs of a stroke: Balance, eyes/vision loss, facial ...

The number of young people having strokes has been increasing, and the trend is very concerning to health care workers. “In my experience, we have been treating more young adults with strokes in ...

Stroke is no longer an old person’s disease — rates are climbing fastest among adults in their 20s to 40s, reshaping one of medicine’s most urgent frontlines. Historically, stroke was predominantly a ...