Stroke, an injury to the brain from failure in blood flow or bleeding leaves millions of human beings disabled. This is one of the most devastating and costly health problems that society faces. It affects more than 500,000 Americans each year, although Americans managed to cut the stroke death rate nearly in half during the 1970's and 1980's the 1990's is the Decade of the Brain. The nonfatal strokes, which have been decreasing along with the …showed first 75 words of 2153 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2153 total…learning more about the complex mechanisms of stroke damage and how to prevent it. Modern brain imaging technologies are mapping functions to anatomy and pointing the direction to specific therapies. Promising drugs and rehabilitation strategies are being tested in clinical trails as you are reading this. V After years of discouraging results, the positive results will lead to renewed efforts to make even more progress in treating and preventing the devastating consequences of a stroke.