Technology and treatment in the field of stroke care: Dayton experts weigh in

When treating life-threatening medical conditions like stroke, time is of the essence. Rapid advances in technology could help. Stroke, the fifth-leading cause of death and one of the leading causes of disability in the U.S., occurs when blood flow to an area of the brain is interrupted, due to either a clot (ischemic) or a broken blood vessel (hemorrhagic). Symptoms are sudden-onset, and the longer blood flow is interrupt ed, the greater the damage. That's why every minute counts. "The analogy…
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