Saving Lives from Stroke: The Stroke Center
View an audio slide show featuring Dr. Michael R. Frankel, Chief of Neurology at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Quick Facts: Stroke
Strokes, or "brain attacks," occur nearly every 45 seconds and are the leading cause of long-term disability in the nation. Strokes happen when blood flow to your brain stops. Within minutes, brain cells begin to die.
There are two types of stroke:
- ischemic stroke, which is caused by a blood clot that blocks or plugs a blood vessel in the brain;
- hemorrhagic stroke, which is caused by a blood vessel that breaks and bleeds into the brain.
The "Stroke Belt":
- Stroke is more common and more deadly even in young and middle-aged African American adults than for any ethnic group in the U.S, according to data from the National Institutes of Health.
- Georgia is in the heart of the "Stroke Belt," which records a higher incidence of death and disability due to stroke than any other region in the country.
Stroke Care @ Grady
Multimedia
- Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center Tour
- We Save Brain
- Saved by the Stroke Center at Grady
- Saving Lives From Stroke
- Influence on the World
The Stroke Center
- Grady Impact
- AJC Feature on Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center
- Dr. Michael Frankel
- Grady Health System: Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center
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