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Stroke: Issues and Answers
Every 45 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke or "brain attack," the sudden interruption of blood flow to a portion of the brain. Stroke is the nationšs third leading cause of death, and also one of the leading causes of adult disability. Over the course of a lifetime, four out of every five American families will have to deal with the devastating impact caused by stroke.
Fortunately, due to a series of encouraging medical breakthroughs during the past several years, we now have options available both to prevent and treat stroke. Researchers have identified health risk factors that can be modified to lessen the odds of having a stroke, and medications or surgery may be a preventive option in some cases.
If stroke should occur, an agent called TPA has been shown to help restore blood flow in the brain and limit neurological damage if administered within three hours of a strokešs onset in certain patients. Effective rehabilitation programs are leading to an improved quality of life for stroke survivors. And an exciting new generation of "clot busting" drugs is helping to decrease stroke recurrence.
These topics and more are all explored in Stroke: Issues and Answers, a 30-minute TV special created for FOX's The Health Network as part of The Cutting Edge Medical Report series. The show is co-hosted by Ralph Sacco, M.D., Associate Chairman of Neurology for Clinical Research and Training at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.
This program is produced by the award winning Information Television Network in association with the National Stroke Association, and is made possible by an educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim.
For more information, please call 1-888-380-6500.
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