Episode Details

May is Stroke Awareness Month and this week on Minnesota Military Radio we are talking about strokes. What are signs of a stroke, and why time is critical when reacting to those signs.

Guests include:

• Elise Mincke – Stroke Coordinator and Case Manager, Minneapolis VA Health Care System
• Dr. Kevin Brown – Chief of Neurology, Minneapolis VA Health Care System
• Traci Boser – Stroke Coordinator, Inpatient Stroke Rehab Unit, Minneapolis VA Health Care System

Guests share information from the Minneapolis VA Medical Center VA-recognized Primary Stroke Center and we learn what the Minneapolis VA is doing – not only to help Veterans who have had a stroke – but to help prevent them from having one.

Listeners also learn about BEFAST, an acronym used to identify the sudden onset of stroke symptom, immediate action can signific