Word: stroke
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...early to know why Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts suffered an apparent seizure on Saturday while at his Cape Cod home. But his doctors now say that the cause was likely not a stroke...
...event, given Senator Kennedy's medical history, it made sense to examine him more closely for signs of stroke. If the doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston - where Kennedy was airlifted from the Cape Cod hospital where he was first taken - can rule out a stroke, then they will begin looking for other possible causes for his seizures...
...time you suspect a stroke, as Sen. Kennedy or someone near him must have, speed is important, and the symptoms to look for can be best remembered with the acronym FAST - for face, arms, speech and time...
...Time: Any sign of stroke is a true emergency. Call 9-1-1, if it is available, or get immediate medical assistance...
...Kennedy, the second-longest serving Senator in office, has, over the years, become an institution on Capitol Hill. Which is why, when word came on a brilliant Saturday morning that Kennedy had been rushed to the hospital after suffering what was initially described as stroke-like symptoms (and later called a seizure), the news hit Washington like a small earthquake...