Stroke Awareness Month

From Awareness to Action: how education changed one stroke survivor’s story

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At 43 years old, Jim Green was the picture of health. An avid athlete training for a triathlon, he spent his days running, swimming and pushing his physical limits. Stroke was the last thing on his mind. But one evening, after a long day of training, his life changed in an instant. “The entire right … Read more

Developing the Next Generation of Stroke Scientists

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By Neil A. Nadkarni, MD, Director of the Neurovascular Inflammation Team (NVITe), Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Stony Brook Medicine In an ever-changing world with new advances every day, stroke-related disability is a constant. But it doesn’t have to be. Though we can limit some of the initial damage caused by stroke, the reality is that … Read more