A stroke is an injury to the brain that can damage brain cells and cause lasting cognitive, physical, and emotional changes. For every minute that a stroke goes untreated, almost 2 million neurons and 14 billion synapses are damaged, according to a study in the journal Stroke. Learn more about how stroke affects the brain here.
Dr. Brockington is a neurologist and director of the Stroke Center at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai West Hospital in New York City.
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American Stroke Association. (n.d.). Types of stroke and treatment.
Demaerschalk, BM, et al. (2016). Scientific rationale for the inclusion and exclusion criteria for intravenous alteplase in acute ischemic stroke. Stroke.
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