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>>> JUST
>>> JUST LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER SUFFERING A STROKE, LUKE PERRY
DIED.
DIED.
DIED. A
DIED. A SPOKESPERSON SAID HE WAS
SURROUNDED BY HIS FAMILY AND
TWO CHILDREN WHEN HE PASSED
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. HIS
AWAY. HIS FAMILY APPRECIATES THE
SUPPORT AND PRAYERS THAT HAVE
BEEN OFFERED SINCE HE WAS
HOSPITALIZED.
HOSPITALIZED. >> A NEUROLOGIST FROM UC HEALTH
IS JOINING US.
FIRST OF ALL OUR REACTION IS HE
IS VERY YOUNG.
52 YEARS OLD IS VERY YOUNG.
WHAT IS THE AVERAGE AGE FOR
STROKE?>> THE AVERAGE AGE IS
ABOUT 65 YEARS OLD.
SO THAT HE TOO IS VERY YOUNG
FOR HAVING A STROKE.
AS WE ARE DOING BETTER TREATING
STROKES, WE SEE MORE AND MORE
IN YOUNGER AMERICANS.>> THEY
SEEM TO BE SUDDEN AND ARE THERE
RISK FACTOR YOURS OR PEOPLE WHO
ARE MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER A
STROKE AND PEOPLE THAT SHOULD
BE PREPARING OR UNDERSTAND HOW
TO PREVENT THEM?>> WE SEE
FACTORS LIKE HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, DIABETES, HIGH
CHOLESTEROL, ESPECIALLY THOSE
THAT ARE NOT DISCOVERED.
HOWEVER, IN YOUNGER ADULTS WE
SEE SYMPTOMS WE ARE NOT AWARE
OF LIKE TRAUMA AND THAT IS WHY
IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO DISMISS
STROKES IN YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN
YOU SEE THEM.>> IS A PERSON
SUFFERING A STROKE ABLE TO
RECOGNIZE SYMPTOMS RATHER THAN
SOMEONE EXTERNALLY?
SOMEONE EXTERNALLY? IS IT UP TO US TO WATCH
OURSELVES?>> IT IS IMPORTANT
FOR PEOPLE TO BE AWARE OF THE
SIGNS AND FOR THOSE AROUND THEM
TO BE AWARE AS WELL OF WHAT
STROKE SYMPTOMS ARE.>> SOME OF
THEM ARE SIMPLE, BUT IT IS
VISION AND I KNOW THERE IS THE
ACRONYM, YOU HAVE ADDED TO IT.
>> NOW THE ACRONYM FOR STROKE
IS THE BE FAST.
EYES AND VISION AND BE IS
BALANCE.
BALANCE.
BALANCE. AND SUDDEN DOUBLE VISION.
AND ALSO SEEING HALF OF
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. AND FACIAL SYMMETRY WHEN YOU'RE
SMILING AND THEN ARMS, WHEN YOU
RAISE YOUR ARMS AND IF YOU HAVE
SLURRED SPEECH OR IT IS
DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND SOMEONE
, AND OF COURSE THE MOST
IMPORTANT IS TIME AND CALLING
911 RIGHT AWAY WITH STROKE
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS. NOT ALL CENTERS ARE EQUALLY
EQUIPPED FOR STROKES SO IT IS
UP TO FIRST RESPONDERS TO
DECIDE WHERE PATIENT SHOULD
GO.>> HERE THERE IS A SPECIAL
AMBULANCE THAT IS IN THIS CASE
SOMETHING THAT YOU SEE HEALTH
IS USING TO MITIGATE THE DAMAGE
DONE BY STROKES.>> AT UC HEALTH
WE ARE PIONEERING WITH ACADEMIC
PARTNERS FOR AWAY TO DELIVER
STROKE CARE TO PATIENTS AND IF
IT IS SUSPECTED, THE AMBULANCE
WILL DRIVE OUT AND IT IS
EQUIPPED WITH A CT SCANNER AND
STROKE CARE IS DELIVERED RIGHT
THERE.>> HOW MUCH OF A
DIFFERENCE CAN IT MAKE NOT ONLY
WITH THAT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT,
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 10
MINUTES OR 30 MINUTES?
>> A BIG DIFFERENCE.
SOMETIMES WE SAY THAT EVERY 10
MINUTES IT INCREASES YOUR
VISIBILITY SIGNIFICANTLY AND
THE FASTER WE CAN DELIVER CARE
ON SITE, THE BETTER PEOPLE DO.
>> THEY HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO
SPEAK AGAIN OR MOVE AGAIN AND
IT IS MONTHS OF THERAPY AND
SOMETIMES THEY NEVER FULLY
REGAINED EVERYTHING DEPENDING
ON THE SEVERITY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF
VISIBILITY IN AMERICA.
>> I A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE
ASKING ABOUT THIS AND I THINK
LUKE PERRY WILL BRING AWARENESS
TO THIS THAT COULD HELP PEOPLE
MOVE MORE QUICKLY AND THAT
COULD EXPEDITE THEM GETTING