Stroke is a leading cause of death in America, right behind heart disease and cancer. In fact, some neurologists call stroke a “brain attack,” analogous to a heart attack.
Strokes can be disabling, but neuroscientists have been learning that the brain is more flexible than once thought. Given time, support and the appropriate training, many stroke survivors can recover at least some of the skills they lost. What do you need to know about preventing and treating stroke?
Guests: Larry B. Goldstein, MD, Director of the Duke Center for Cerebrovascular Disease and the Duke Stroke Center
Ronald Keeney, MD
Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD, National Spokesperson for Psychiatric Disorders for the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center and Adjunct Instructor at Indiana University School of Medicine. She is author of My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey. Her Web site is drjilltaylor.com
