There are 700,000 strokes in the US each year.  The majority are produced by blockage of a blood vessel within the brain by a small clot generated within the heart or along the margin of a blood vessel wall in the neck.  This is called an ischemic stroke.  Far less common, individuals will have a bleed when a blood vessel ruptures in the brain allowing blood to come into direct contact with brain tissue.  This is termed a hemorrhagic stroke.

Stroke Network (info)

Southwestern Univ. (research)

Heart Hub (info)

Additional Websites

Stroke Trial Registry (research)

American College of Cardiology (info)

American College of Chest Physicians (info)

The Stroke Collaborative (info)

Mental Health (stroke and depression)

National Institute of Health (info)

NY Times (personal story)

2. Stronger After Stroke – Peter Levine

3. Rewire Your Brain, Rewire Your Life – Bob Guns, PhD

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