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3/8/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

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Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Spring Cleaning, or, What the Heck is Cognitive-Behavior Therapy?; and Tarakad Ramachandran, MD: Stroke Update.

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The New York State Designated Stroke Center at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

Act F.A.S.T. in Case of Stroke to Save Lives:

F - Face - Does the Face look uneven? Ask the person to smile.
A - Arms - Does one arm drift down? Ask the person to raise both arms.
S - Speech - Does their speech sound strange. Ask the person to repeat a simple phrase. Example: "The sky is blue."
T - TIME TO CALL 911 - if you observe ANY of these signs.

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