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The Silent Epidemic of Stroke - Part 1

The Brain Health Revolution Podcast

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Symptoms of a Stroke

Susan had loss of strength and sensation in her right arm and leg. She also had profound dysarthria or slurred speech when she attempted to speak. A clot blocking a major branch of the middle cerebral artery on the left side of her brain caused occlusion of the blood reaching to an area about the size of a quarter. The neurologist decided that she was a candidate to receive a clot busting medication called IV AltiPlace.

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