Season 4: Episode 8: Strokes

A traffic jam in your brain? A burst pipe? Unfortunately, neither is as harmless as it sounds.

In this episode of Tumor Minutes, we're talking all about strokes. Learn the difference between ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, why doctors say "time is brain," how FAST can help identify warning signs, and what happens once someone reaches the hospital.

We'll also take a look at the history of stroke treatment, including approaches that didn't quite work, modern treatments like thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy, and why not every promising treatment makes it from the laboratory to the patient. Then, we'll get into rehabilitation, neuroplasticity, and the long road of recovery after a stroke.

Basically, we're taking a trip through the brain's highways.

Just try not to cause a traffic jam on the way.