>> WELL, EVERY 40 SECONDS SOMEONE IN THE U.S. HAS A STROKE IS A LEADING CAUSE OF
DEATH IN THE U.S. AND IT’S
PREVENTABLE. WELL, JOINING US
NOW IS DOCTOR TN
INTERVENTIONAL NORRELL
RADIOLOGIST WITH MAYO CLINIC.
WHO’S JOINING US THROUGH ZOOM.
SO GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
GOOD MORNING. THANKS SO MUCH
FOR HAVING ME. ABSOLUTELY. SO
A STROKE IS ESSENTIALLY WHEN
THE BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE BRAIN
IS BLOCKED IN SOME WAY AND IT
CAN HAVE SOME LASTING EFFECTS
ON THE BODY. TELL ME A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THAT. AND WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE TELLTALE SIGNS OF
A STROKE?
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT’S A
DEVASTATING CONDITION WHEN
BLOOD VESSEL, LIKE YOU SAID
GETS BLOCKED IN THE BRAIN HAS
SOMETIMES IT’S A VERY LARGE
ARTERY THAT CAN’T GET RELIEVED
WITH HOT BUSTING MEDICATION
AND THEN SOMETIMES IT’S A
BLEED AND ESSENTIALLY THE
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF A STROKE
ARE WHAT WE LIKE TO HAVE AN
NICK, AS BE FAST. SO ONE IS B
TO ITS HIGHS AND THEN THE MORE
COMMON ACRONYM AS FAST WHERE
EITHER HAVE FACE DROOPING ARM
WEAKNESS, SPEECH DIFFICULTY.
AND THAT REALLY EMPHASIZES THE
THAT YOU NEED TO CALL 9-1-1 TO
SEEK URGENT CARE.
>> AND IS THERE A PARTICULAR
AGE RANGE WHERE STROKES
EFFECT, YOU KNOW, OTHERS MORE,
WHETHER IT’S, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
OVER 40 OR PEOPLE AS YOUNG AS
18 YEARS OLD.
>> THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION. IF
WE CAN SEE STROKES, COMMON
LEAVE AND YOUNG PATIENTS
RECENTLY WE TREATED A STROKE
ASIAN WITH A THROW BACK TO ME
IN AS A 30 YEAR-OLD WHO WAS
UNABLE TO SPEAK MOVE THEIR ARM
AND LEG. AND WE HAD AN
EXCELLENT RESULT WHERE THE
SYMPTOMS RESOLVED WITHIN A
COUPLE DAYS. BUT YEAH, IT CAN
GET A CONTRACT YOUNG PATIENTS
AS WELL AS ALSO IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT.
>>CORLEY PEEL: WOW. SO WHAT
ARE SOME THINGS THAT PEOPLE
CAN DO TO LOWER THE RISK OF
HAVING A STROKE?
>> THAT’S THAT’S A GREAT
QUESTION. SO FALLS INTO REALLY
A BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL DIET
MODIFICATION, LOW CHOLESTEROL,
ASSAULT, AS WELL AS PHYSICAL
AND SMOKING CESSATION. THAT’S
REALLY THE MAIN HALL MARKS
PREVENTING A STROKE. AND IT
ACTUALLY HAS BEEN SHOWN TO
PREVENT A LARGE NUMBER OF
STROKES SINCE THE 1960’S. SO
PEOPLE ARE GETTING BETTER. BUT
THE MORE CAN BE DONE THAT TOO.
>> OK, AND HOW DO YOU KNOW IF
YOU’RE AT A HIGHER RISK OF
HAVING A STROKE? HOW BIG OF A
ROLE DOES YOUR FAMILY OF
GENETICS PLAY IN THIS?
>> THEY CAN PLAY A RISK FACTOR
JUST THAT HAS THE SAME AS IN
HEART ATTACKS. SO IF YOU DO
HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF
STROKES OR HEART ATTACKS AT
SOME VERY IMPORTANT TO CONTROL
THOSE RISK FACTORS AND REALLY
SHOULD WORK WITH YOUR PRIMARY
CARE PHYSICIAN TO REALLY TAKE
A LOOK AT RISK FACTORS.
>> AND I KNOW THE STROKES CAN
AFFECT EVERYONE DIFFERENTLY.
HOW DOES A STROKE EFFECT A
WOMAN VERSUS A MANDEVILLE WAS
HERE THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST
BECAUSE YOU, REALLY MAKES A
DIFFERENCE IN HOW THE STROKE
CAN AFFECT YOUR BODY.
>> WELL, THAT’S A THAT’S A
TOUGH QUESTION. WE ALL HAVE
THE SIMILAR BLOOD VESSELS TO
THE BRAIN. I WOULD SAY THAT A
STROKE SIGNS ARE FAIRLY
UNIVERSAL. AND SO ANYBODY WITH
NO SEVERE ONSET HEADACHE OR OR
THOSE FAST SYMPTOMS REALLY
SHOULD SEEK URGENT MEDICAL
ATTENTION, YOUNGER PATIENTS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH FAMILY
HISTORY AND REASONS. FOR
EXAMPLE, CAN BE MORE PREVALENT
IN WOMEN OR A CERTAIN GENETIC
CONDITIONS. SO, AGAIN, VERY
IMPORTANT ASK YOUR FAMILY
MEMBERS WITH MEDICAL PROBLEMS
THEY HAVE AND SEEK CARE
ACCORDINGLY. WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE TREATMENTS FOR STROKES?
ABSOLUTELY. SO IF YOU’RE
HAVING ONE OF THESE BE FAST
SYMPTOMS, ESPECIALLY IF IT’S
FROM A CLOT IN THE BRAIN OR
ONE OF THE ARTISTS, THE BRAIN,
YOU CAN ESSENTIALLY GET A CLOT
BUSTING MEDICATION IF YOU
ARRIVE EARLY ENOUGH. OKAY. AND
IF THE CLOT IS BIG ENOUGH FOR
2 LARGE, SUCH THAT WE THINK IT
CAN’T BREAK UP WITH THE CLOCK
BEST MEDICATION WE HAVE NEWER
TECHNIQUES TO GO INTO THE
ARTERY THROUGH THE GROIN OR
THE WRIST AND THE ACCOUNT THAT
CLOCK. WE’RE GETTING NEWER
EVERY YEAR AND BEING MORE AND
MORE SUCCESSFUL AND CHECKING
THEM OUT. AND WE’VE GOT
SEVERAL STUDIES TRYING TO
IMPROVE THAT CARE.
>> THAT IS AMAZING, MOM. SO
GLAD THAT TECHNOLOGY HAS
ADVANCED SO MUCH. BUT I KNOW
THAT IKE, AS YOU WERE SAYING,
PREVENTION IS KEY. SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR FOR
JOINING US. GIVING US ALL.
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