Q: Two weeks ago, I noticed that my face was slightly droopy on one side, so I immediately went to my doctor. He was able to rule out a minor stroke and told me I most likely have Bell’s palsy ...

A rare case of Epstein-Barr virus-induced Bell palsy in an 18-year-old highlights the need for EBV testing in sudden facial paralysis.

People in 22 states were diagnosed with this rare polio-like disease. ... Symptoms include drooping face and eyelids, difficulty moving eyes and swallowing, and slurred speech.

Symptoms include drooping face and eyelids, difficulty with eye movement and swallowing, and slurred speech. In severe cases, children might have trouble breathing and need a ventilator because of ...

Every forty seconds, someone in the US has a stroke, and strokes are a leading cause of death and long term disability in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

DR. ROACH WRITES: I recently had the occasion outside the hospital to recognize an ongoing stroke in a person who did not immediately recognize the importance of his symptoms.

A woman noticed her face was drooping and her speech was slurred in a Zoom meeting with her congressman's office. The woman, a University of Nebraska Foundation employee, was having a stroke.

The American Heart Association continues to raise awareness of the need to fight heart disease and stroke. They use an acronym called fast to help us remember the early warning signs. FAST stands for: ...