This CVA Discussion Is a Stroke of Genius! feat. Dr. Danison Emmerson

Guest Speaker: Dr. Danison Emmerson, former Chief Neurology Resident at UCONN and currently a vascular fellow at UCONN/Hartford Hospital Host/Editor: Dr. Alla Turshudzhyan, Chief Medical Resident at UCONN The phrase “time is brain” emphasizes the emergency of a cerebrovascular event and the need to act fast to preserve as much of the healthy brain tissue as possible. While medicine residents rarely manage patients during stroke alerts, they are oftentimes responsible for recognizing the early symptoms of stroke and initiating a STAT neurology consult. We want to dedicate this episode to discussion of stroke, its' etiologies, diagnostic approaches, and options for prevention and therapy. More on neurology to come... stay tuned! Thank you for listening.