Young Adults Ignore Stroke Symptoms That Could Save Their Lives (Op-Ed)

Dr. David Liebeskind is director of outpatient stroke and neurovascular programs and director of the Neurovascular Imaging Research Core at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. About every 40 seconds, someone has a stroke in the United States, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention — and from the moment the first symptoms occur, the clock is ticking. Medical professionals refer to the first 3 hours after the onset of a stroke as the "golden window." Those who receive