Sudden onset of blurred vision, slurred speech, numbness or paralysis in the face, arm, or leg can be indications of a stroke. Oftentimes, many wait to seek help, but this can be a fatal mistake: the risks of permanent damage or death increase the longer treatment is delayed. In fact, six million people die and another five million become permanently disabled because of a stroke each year.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 5, 2019) 鈥 Last September, Guy Bradley began having episodes of severe and sudden confusion with night sweats and nausea.
"He'd wake up and not know where he was or what day it was," said his wife, Harriet.
Also troubling: the 69-year old suddenly could not find his way around the golf course he'd played all his adult life.
With each of the four episodes, Harriet and Guy would head to the closest emergency room. Each time, the diagnosis was scary 鈥 and yet didn't quite fit.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 15, 2019) 鈥 A meeting in early 2010 sparked Dr. Ima Ebong's passion to advocate for greater minority representation in medical school 鈥 a passion that has propelled her to national recognition for her work.

The University of Kentucky Brain Restoration Center team performed the first-ever Deep Brain Stimulation surgery for a Parkinson鈥檚 disease

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 9, 2018) 鈥 "Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis" didn't show up as a question on Destiny Taschner's ACT test. But if it had, this high schooler would have been able to give its definition.
As any neurologist knows, those 29 letters spell serious trouble, and Taschner was in it.

海角禁区 HealthCare has more than 155 physicians practicing medicine with University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital, Kentucky Children's Hospital, 海角禁区 Good Samaritan Hospital who appear on the Best Doctors in America鈥疞ist for 2019 鈥 more than any other hospital in Kentucky. Only four percent of doctors in America earn this prestigious honor, decided by impartial peer review.

When George Quintero first heard about a new clinical trial that could improve motor function in stroke patients, he knew he had to find a way to bring it to 海角禁区 HealthCare.



Epilepsy centers provide a comprehensive team approach to the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. A patient-oriented team will typically include epileptologists (neurologists with expertise in treating seizures), neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, nurse specialists, EEG technologists, social workers, and others with training and experience in epilepsy care.

Since 1998, The ALS Association鈥檚 national network of Certified Treatment Centers of Excellence has provided evidence-based, multidisciplinary ALS care and services in a supportive atmosphere with an emphasis on hope and quality of life. Each ALS clinic must meet The ALS Association鈥檚 clinical care and treatment standards, which are based on the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Practice Parameters, participate in ALS-related research and successfully complete a comprehensive site review to be certified as a center of excellence.
海角禁区 HealthCare's Stroke Program has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association鈥檚 Get With The Guidelines庐-Stroke Gold Plus Award. The program has also qualified for recognition on the Target: Stroke Elite Plus. The award recognizes the program鈥檚 commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to evidence-based guidelines.





Laura Dawahare | 海角禁区now | Jan. 6, 2017


