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Methods: We conducted a narrative review with a structured, pre-specified search strategy across eight pre-specified thematic clusters using PubMed\/MEDLINE (January 2015\u2013December 2025), identifying 8549 records and including 1335 studies after screening. Inclusion criteria encompassed primary research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and RCTs reporting quantitative performance metrics or clinical outcome data for AI\/ML in stroke. Results: Stroke imaging AI is the most commercially mature domain, with over 30 FDA-cleared tools. Automated ASPECTS scoring reduced radiologist reading time by 74.8% (AUC 84.97%; 95% CI: 83.1\u201386.8%). The only triage AI RCT demonstrated an 11.2 min reduction in door-to-groin time without significant improvement in 90-day functional independence (OR 1.3, 95% CI 0.42\u20134.0). Brain\u2013computer interface rehabilitation showed significant upper limb recovery in a 17-center RCT (FMA-UE mean difference +3.35 points, 95% CI 1.05\u20135.65; p = 0.0045). AF detection AI is FDA-cleared and RCT-validated. LLMs and federated learning are pre-regulatory but growing exponentially. Conclusions: AI in stroke has achieved diagnostic maturity but therapeutic immaturity. Bridging algorithmic performance to patient outcomes, addressing equity gaps, and building the economic evidence base for scalable deployment are the defining challenges of the next decade.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jpm16040218","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,16]],"date-time":"2026-04-16T09:04:42Z","timestamp":1776330282000},"page":"218","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["A Decade of Artificial Intelligence in Stroke Care (2015\u20132025): Trends, Clinical Translation, and the Precision Medicine Frontier\u2014A Narrative Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Mian","family":"Urfy","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Advocate Health, Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University, Chicago, IL 60064, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mariam Tariq","family":"Mir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Advocate Health, Chicago, IL 60068, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"GBD 2021 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators (2024). 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