Brain attack: Introduction

R. C. Heros; P. J. Camarata; Richard E Latchaw

Brain attack: Introduction

R. C. Heros, P. J. Camarata, Richard E Latchaw

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Abstract

In today's medical community, the term 'brain attack' is used in two ways. It is used as a synonym for stroke, and also as a reference to an educational and logistic campaign aimed at earlier recognition and treatment of stroke. This article presents an introduction to both uses of the phrase 'brain attack,' and focuses on the need for a brain attack campaign.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	135-144
Number of pages	10
Journal	Neurosurgery Clinics of North America
Volume	8
Issue number	2
State	Published - 1997
Externally published	Yes

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Clinical Neurology

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