A new study is challenging long-standing assumptions about the causes of lacunar stroke, a common type of ischemic stroke linked to cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD). Researchers found that ...

September 4, 2012 — Adding clopidogrel to aspirin in patients with a recent lacunar stroke does not reduce the risk for stroke recurrence, was associated with an unanticipated increase in mortality, ...

Researchers tracking patients with mild stroke found that abnormal widening and distortion of brain arteries, not traditional large-artery narrowing, was most strongly linked to progressive ...

People who have had a stroke are often prescribed a daily aspirin to help prevent future strokes. But aspirin may not target the underlying cause of lacunar ischemic strokes, a common type of stroke ...

A study has shed new light on what might cause one of the most common forms of stroke, which could have major implications for how doctors treat and prevent it. The type of stroke under investigation ...

A potential cause for a type of stroke affecting 35,000 people in the UK annually has been pinpointed by researchers. It is a discovery that could explain why current treatments fail and pave the way ...