Some time ago, messages circulated on social media and through short messages about preventing strokes in times of emergency. Broadly speaking, the sound of the message suggests sticking a needle into the patient's fingers. The goal is for blood circulation to return smoothly so that a stroke does not occur. Is that right? A neurologist at Siloam Kebon Jeruk Hospital, Fandy Susatia, during Soho #BetterU, Tuesday (20/5/2014), said that basically a stroke does occur due to blockage of blood vessels. But the blockage only occurs in blood vessels in the brain. So it's not true if sticking a needle can prevent a stroke. It's just a myth, he said. Such actions, he continued, could actually endanger themselves. If the finger of a diabetic is stabbed, the wound healing process will take place slowly so there is a risk of infection. Stroke treatment costs will increase because they have to buy antibiotics for wound healing, he said. This advice is just one of many myths related to stroke. Other myths as described by Fandy include strokes cannot be prevented and treated, only older people have strokes, the sign of stroke is pain, and strokes occur in the heart.