The best way to treat a stroke is for people to learn what to recognize using FAST:
F —facial numbness or weakness, especially on one side.
A —arm numbness or weakness, especially on one side.
S —slurred speech or difficulty speaking.
T —time to call 911.
Mario Zuccarello, M.D., Interim Chairman of the UC Department of Neurosurgery and a Mayfield Clinic neurosurgeon, is the Organizing Committee Chairman of the event. Joe Clark, Ph.D., UC Professor of Neurology, is Co-Chairman.
For more information, please visit the International Vasospasm Conference Web site.
The only visible sign of Amber Gray’s ordeal is the long slender scar that runs along her forearm. It is the area where a surgeon carefully removed her radial artery, which was needed to bypass a damaged artery in her brain.
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