Stroke 1 Stroke Strokes have been around for thousands of years. Hippocrates recognized and described what we now call strokes as the onset of sudden paralysis. In ancient times stroke was called apoplexy and this term was applied to anyone who suddenly became struck down with paralysis. Physicians during that time knew very little about stroke and the only thing that could be done for the condition was to feed and care for the patient. "The …showed first 75 words of 1525 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1525 total…Wagnall's . New Encyclopedia. (1999) P.132 www.americanheart.org/funkwagnells Geriatric Times. (Oct.2003) Recognizing and Preventing Stroke. 8-9 Harrar S. (April 2003) It Could Happen to You. Prevention. 132-39 J. C. Piscatella and B. A. Franklin. Take a Load Off Your Heart (New York: Workman,2003) 162 R. C. Senelick, P. Russi, K. Dougherry and , Living With Stroke: A Guide for Families New York: McGraw-Hill. Contemporary, 1999 P. 33, 45, 53 T. Yannis MD. The Heart Disease Breakthrough . New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1995. 107