BRAIN ATTACK - INTRODUCTION

Authors
HEROS RC CAMARATA PJ LATCHAW RE
Citation
Rc. Heros et al., BRAIN ATTACK - INTRODUCTION, Neurosurgery clinics of North America, 8(2), 1997, pp. 135
Citations number
116
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology",Neurosciences,Surgery
Journal title
Neurosurgery clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
10423680
Volume
8
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
1042-3680(1997)8:2<135:BA-I>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
In today's medical community, the term ''brain attack'' is used in two ways. It is used as a synonym for stroke, and also as a reference to an educational and logistic campaign aimed at earlier recognition and treatment of stroke. This article presents an introduction to both use s of the phrase ''brain attack,'' and focuses on the need for a brain attack campaign.