We have available new treatments and quite a bit of research is being done in stroke treatment and prevention. Below you will find the text of a short talk I gave to the Pennsylvania State Senate Committee on Aging and Youth. It contains some of my thoughts about a proactive approach to stroke prevention and treatment. Within minutes your life can change forever. You or I can be reduced from a state of robust self-sufficiency to complete dependence.
Stroke is more dramatic than any other neurological disease.
Imagine if you will, suddenly not understanding language and not being able to speak, or losing awareness and control of the one entire half of your body. Imagine being deprived of the simple pleasure of chewing and eating your own food, dressing yourself, getting about independently providing for your family. We live in an exciting time. As a neurologist in Harrisburg I have been treating patients with stroke for over 18 years. I'm thrilled to take part in a revolution in stroke management spurred by the new use of clot-busting drugs and other exciting technologies.