The widely used FAST acronym remains the best tool for helping bystanders recognize stroke symptoms, despite efforts to expand it to BE-FAST.

When it comes to prompting people to call 911 at the first sign of stroke, both F.A.S.T. and BE-FAST stroke warning signs acronyms were equally effective. However, people remembered the key stroke ...

primarily because it was underpowered and none of the patients in either group had experienced a posterior circulation stroke by the 8-year follow-up. In addition, maximal medical therapy was ...

Stroke is the third leading cause of death ... The PCA is a part of the posterior circulation and arises from the basilar artery. The PCA supplies inferior parts of occipital and temporal lobes ...

Aneurysms on the vessels at the front of the brain (anterior circulation – blue bars) are less dangerous than aneurysms on the back part of the brain (posterior circulation - red bars). Most brain ...