Think FAST To Determine If Someone Is Having A Stroke

Think FAST To Determine If Someone Is Having A Stroke
NAPSI-Quick thinking and prompt action can help keep you and yours from being among the 700,000 strokes that occur in the U.S. annually and result in 160,000 deaths. Carotid arteries in the neck build up plaque as we age. Strokes result either from obstruction of blood flow to the brain by plaque or when bits of plaque and clots break off and flow to the brain. Left untreated, carotid artery disease may lead to stroke, where lack of oxygen and other essential nutrients cause damage to the brain...