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typically occurs when patients experience a brain injury, and usually requires years of repetitive mental and/or physical exercises to treat or cure. According to a study published in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, in 2015, for the first time in history, a man walked after five years of paraplegia – an electroencephalogram (EEG - based system) sent electrical signals from his brain to the electrodes placed around his knees. Since then, numerous studies have been conducted that involve people receiving spinal implants to restore movement. The Silent Killer The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that “stroke is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the U.S.” And, according to Gulati, you lose 2 million neurons per minute during a stroke. Thankfully, at the Wexner Medical Center neurologists are incorporating the latest advancements to help stroke patients. Within the last year, OSU began using the endovascular intervention method, an alternative to an IV-based clot-busting drug which can only be used within four and a half hours of stroke symptoms. The new method is capable of helping stroke patients up to 24 hours, giving more time to properly diagnose and decrease longterm neurological damage. “The interventionist uses a catheter through an artery in the groin and reaches the vessels in the brain. They remove the clot from arteries that have blocked the blood supply to the brain. This can improve weakness from stroke if done in a timely fashion in a selected group of patients,” says Dr. Archana Hinduja, a neurologist at the Wexner Medical Center. OSU is also the founder of the TeleStroke Network, which electronically connects OSU stroke experts to 25-plus underprivileged hospitals in Ohio, assisting them in diagnosis, treatment, interpreting test results and more. “It adds a lot of value and is improving the health of people,” says Gulati. CS20
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