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NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- One patient in five with an unexplained stroke or transient ischemic attack has occult paroxysmal atrial fibrillation episodes on subsequent monitoring, researchers found.

Each year in the U.S., there are no fewer than 579,000 new cases of child abuse -- and as many as 2.2 million.

The annual cost, $124-$585 billion, is higher than that of diabetes or stroke.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Sleep apnea was found in a large percentage of those who'd suffered a stroke, but it's unclear whether the relationship is causal, according to results of a small study.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- When a stroke hits at 52, like what happened to Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois, the reaction is an astonished, "But he's so young."...

(St. Michael's Hospital) Up to 30 percent of patients hospitalized after a stroke develop delirium, according to a new study from St.

Michael's Hospital.

(MedPage Today) -- Most smokers who have a stroke have not dropped the habit by one year after the event, which might be related to their intentions to quit before the stroke and the location of the stroke, researchers found.

(MedPage Today) -- Healthcare providers across the globe are being reminded of their ABCs for World Stroke Day on Oct. 29.

Most Americans eat more salt than federal guidelines call for, increasing their risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke, a new CDC report shows.

The world's first clinical trial of stem cells to treat strokes is set to move to its next phase.

Apixaban may trump standard treatment in preventing strokes caused by a common heart rhythm problem called atrial fibrillation.