UW News
April 30, 1998
Stroke is Brain Attack. Know the symptoms. Call 911.
Dr. Kyra Becker Dr. David Newell, and their colleagues will embark on an ambitious campaign this month to educate the people of King County about stroke.
May 20, 1997
Brain attack flyer available at Western Washington drug stores
More than 500,000 Americans each year may suddenly experience numbness or muscular weakness, lose the ability to speak, and have difficulty seeing. These frightening symptoms are common to stroke, the number-one cause of adult disability in the United States and at least 150,000 deaths each year.
