Stroke of the actor Luke Perry highlights the symptoms and treatment

MOUNTAIN PEAK –

While the actor Luke Perry continues to recover from a serious brain attack, fans of the country are learning more about his health.

Perry's 52-year-old medical episode shocked many, but he did not surprise the head of the Stroke Center at Summit's Overlook Medical Center, Dr. John Hanna.

Hanna reminds people of the risk factors for a stroke. There are some that can not be controlled, such as age and genetics, and others that can be helped – such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and diabetes. hypercholesterolemia.

As for the symptoms, Hanna says to remember FAST: sagging face, weak arms, speech and time disorders. He says that the faster a person goes to an emergency room or a stroke treatment center, the more likely they are to recover.

"Thirty-two thousand neurons die every second, so every second counts in recovering from a stroke," said Hanna. "Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the US Should we be worried, not day-to-day, but always understand that these are my risk factors or my medical problems."

Doctors say that race and gender also play a role in risk factors for stroke. African Americans are more likely to have cerebrovascular accidents, while men tend to suffer earlier. They are also more common among older women, but this is mainly because women generally have a longer life expectancy.