A cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is a medical term that refers to types of strokes. In a CVA, blood flow to the brain is interrupted. Signs of a CVA may include weakness, numbness, confusion ...

The Golden Girls star, who passed away on Dec. 31 at age 99, died due to a cerebrovascular accident, according to her death certificate obtained by PEOPLE on Monday. TMZ was the first to report ...

Survivors of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis have an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality in the year after diagnosis.

An ischemic stroke occurs when blood clots or other particles block the blood vessels to the brain. A recent study by AIIMS found that stress, sex and booze are the likely triggers of stroke.

Most commonly seen in the setting of acute stroke or cerebrovascular accident, intracranial hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, or after carotid endarterectomy, neurologic injury can result in ...

According to the US National Library of Medicine, a cerebrovascular accident, or stroke, is an emergency medical condition characterized by an acute compromise of the cerebral perfusion or ...