May is the Stroke Awareness Month!

The term “Brain Attack” is the most descriptive and realistic description of a stroke. A stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks a blood vessel or artery, or when a blood vessel breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain. When a stroke occurs, it kills brain cells in the area surrounding where the clot or breakage occurs

• Stroke is a leading cause of death in the United States behind heart disease and all forms of cancer combined.
• Approximately 795,000 people in the U.S. have a new or recurrent stroke each year.

Stroke is a brain attack and is an emergency. Act FAST.