Summary: Physicians and researchers specializing in stroke have adopted the term "brain attack" to convey the message that stroke is a medical emergency that needs to be viewed and treated with the same urgency as a heart attack. Researchers are optimistic that we are on the threshold of having the first true interventional agents for acute stroke treatment and hospitals across the country are developing stroke teams to prepare for the coming therapeutic challenge. Featuring Maya Angelou and Ray Bradbury.
