DISCOVERY Digest

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Across
  1. 1. Area of the body where a stroke occurs
  2. 4. The four-letter acronym for stroke warning signs
  3. 7. The abbreviation of the most common controllable cause of stroke
  4. 11. People who assist survivors of stroke
  5. 13. Fill in the blank: 1 in __ people worldwide will have a stroke
  6. 15. Doctor who specializes in the brain
  7. 16. A general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life
  8. 20. Medical abbreviation for intracranial hemorrhage
Down
  1. 2. Abbreviation for American Stroke Association
  2. 3. A great daily exercise
  3. 5. Number of sites in DISCOVERY network
  4. 6. Fill in the blank: Stroke is the #__ cause of disability worldwide
  5. 8. Medical abbreviation for subarachnoid hemorrhage
  6. 9. T/F: Stroke risk increases with age, but strokes can and do occur at any age.
  7. 10. Name of the (female) DISCOVERY principal investigator
  8. 12. T/F: Stroke recovery occurs rapidly
  9. 14. T/F: 80% of strokes are preventable
  10. 17. Abbreviation of the hospital where DISCOVERY principal investigators work
  11. 18. Fill in the blank: The risk of having a first stroke is nearly __ as high for Blacks as it is for Whites.
  12. 19. Medical abbreviation for acute ischemic stroke