Stroke is the fifth-leading cause of death in the U.S. and a leading cause of disability, according to the American Stroke Association.
To recognize symptoms, leading stroke experts recommend memorizing an easy-to-remember acronym: FAST!
Face (drooping of the face) Arm (arm weakness) Speech (slurred speech) Time (time counts — call 911 immediately)
Cedars-Sinai has been designated a Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission, an independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies nearly 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.
This advanced certification for comprehensive stroke centers recognizes the significant resources in staff and training that these centers must have to treat complex stroke cases. Cedars-Sinai was proud to be among the first five hospitals in the nation, and the first in Southern California, to receive this designation.
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1.879 -> Stroke is the most common cause of
disability in the world. More children
7.319 -> die of stroke than die of pediatric
leukemia. More women die of stroke than
11.639 -> die of breast cancer. It's the fourth
leading cause of death overall in the
15.69 -> United States. It's a fundamental,
critical, important problem causing
20.49 -> disability and death. Some of the more
subtle indications of stroke that are
25.89 -> sometimes missed is when you're numb on
one side or you lose the ability to
30.689 -> pronounce words or you lose the ability
to walk a straight line. You've got a
35.309 -> certain part of your brain that controls
your speech, a certain part of your brain
38.85 -> that controls your vision, if I caused a
stroke there's dysfunction because I've
43.559 -> killed part of the brain. One of the most
common causes of symptoms in a patient, a
49.02 -> young person that isn't a stroke, is
migraine migraine can mimic a stroke a.
54 -> Migraine simply changes the blood flow,
it changes the way that part of the
58.77 -> brain works temporarily and it can
change back when the migraine is over.
63.57 -> During the migraine attack the symptoms
look the same. Migraine lasts until you
69.33 -> stop it and if you don't stop it it can
turn into a stroke. If you or someone
75.299 -> you're with suffers the sudden onset of
numbness on one side or slurred speech
79.95 -> or inability to walk a straight line
something that could be a stroke it's
