Advances in Stroke Care (Part 2)

Overview: Recent scientific discoveries about the brain are leading to new strategies for treating neurological problems, such as stroke. In this interview, youll learn about stroke risk factors, symptoms and treatments, as well as the development of clot-busting drugs that can limit the debilitating effects of a stroke.

Guest: Dr. Barney Stern, a director of the clinical stroke program and neurologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Stern is also a professor of neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Part One:
Advances in neurology (genetics and medications)
Deep brain stimulation for Epilepsy
Hemorrhagic vs. ischemic stroke
Stroke risk factors

Part Two:
Stroke is an emergency
Clot-busting drugs (tPA)
Interventional radiology treatment
Brain imaging
Brain stenting
Role of rehabilitation
Stroke symptoms

Links:
Advances in Stroke Care (Part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FEGsnKaWGk

Advances in Stroke Care (Part 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn3XDU6hBsM

Maryland Brain Attack and Stroke Center
http://www.umm.edu/neurosciences/stroke.htm

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Deep
• brain
• stimulation
• Hemorrhagic
• stroke
• ischemic
• Stroke
• risk
• factors
• Brain
• imaging
• stenting
• symptoms
• mht
• ummc

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