Dr. Haitham Hussein

Thank you very much, Stan. And hello to everyone. Thank you, Clarence, for having us again here. I am a stroke neurologist at the University of Minnesota. And about a year ago, Excuse me. About a year ago, we had a stroke patient who was very upset with us because he was discharged from the hospital before we talked to him about what exactly caused his stroke and...

Thank you very much, Stan. And hello to everyone. Thank you, Clarence, for having us again here. I am a stroke neurologist at the University of Minnesota. And about a year ago, Excuse me. About a year ago, we had a stroke patient who was very upset with us because he was discharged from the hospital before we talked to him about what exactly caused his stroke and...

The beginning of the relationship was a little bit rough, but I saw him in the clinic after his discharge and kind of clarified the misunderstanding. And we became friends since then. And I like my friend slash patient because of... how eloquent he is, and being an African American man, he taught me and also my colleagues and trainees at the University of Minnesota a lot.

The beginning of the relationship was a little bit rough, but I saw him in the clinic after his discharge and kind of clarified the misunderstanding. And we became friends since then. And I like my friend slash patient because of... how eloquent he is, and being an African American man, he taught me and also my colleagues and trainees at the University of Minnesota a lot.

He taught us a lot about how the African-American community view the healthcare system and how we can approach an African-American person who is sick in a way to build trust because trust is severely lacking. And I'm also the current board president of the American Heart Association. I brought my patient friend to the American Heart Association meeting and he shared his story with them.

He taught us a lot about how the African-American community view the healthcare system and how we can approach an African-American person who is sick in a way to build trust because trust is severely lacking. And I'm also the current board president of the American Heart Association. I brought my patient friend to the American Heart Association meeting and he shared his story with them.

I'm always very pleased and happy to let him talk and tell his story because there is no way that any of us can really experience and explain as much as he can. So without further ado, I introduce Tony Moore, my good friend. And thank you, Tony, for being here and being generous with your time.

I'm always very pleased and happy to let him talk and tell his story because there is no way that any of us can really experience and explain as much as he can. So without further ado, I introduce Tony Moore, my good friend. And thank you, Tony, for being here and being generous with your time.

And I know sometimes this is a little bit traumatic to go over the story of what happened to you, but I see great good come out from you sharing the experience.

And I know sometimes this is a little bit traumatic to go over the story of what happened to you, but I see great good come out from you sharing the experience.

You say that you knew about the stroke warning signs, right? Did you then call 911 right away or there was a little bit of denial that, oh, this cannot be happening to me or was there a delay or you just called right away?

You say that you knew about the stroke warning signs, right? Did you then call 911 right away or there was a little bit of denial that, oh, this cannot be happening to me or was there a delay or you just called right away?

Can we quickly review the stroke warning signs for the audience?

Can we quickly review the stroke warning signs for the audience?

Weakness of one of the arms, one of the legs, one side of the body. Droopiness of one side of the face. Numbness or loss of sensation in one side of the body or one of the extremities. Difficulty speaking, either the words are slurred or a person is unable to express themselves in words or having difficulty understanding.

Weakness of one of the arms, one of the legs, one side of the body. Droopiness of one side of the face. Numbness or loss of sensation in one side of the body or one of the extremities. Difficulty speaking, either the words are slurred or a person is unable to express themselves in words or having difficulty understanding.

Difficulty with vision, either one eye goes blind without pain or both eyes cannot see one half of the visual field. Sudden loss of balance and coordination. And we call them, there is a mnemonic, BEFAST, B-E-F-A-S-T. B for balance, E for eye, F for face, A for arm, S for speech, and T is time to call 911.

Difficulty with vision, either one eye goes blind without pain or both eyes cannot see one half of the visual field. Sudden loss of balance and coordination. And we call them, there is a mnemonic, BEFAST, B-E-F-A-S-T. B for balance, E for eye, F for face, A for arm, S for speech, and T is time to call 911.

So when someone comes with stroke symptoms that are ongoing, we activate something called a stroke code. And that means that the emergency doctor, the neurologist on service, the pharmacist, the radiologist, the interventional radiology lab, everybody becomes alert that there is a potential stroke case that might require emergency treatment.

So when someone comes with stroke symptoms that are ongoing, we activate something called a stroke code. And that means that the emergency doctor, the neurologist on service, the pharmacist, the radiologist, the interventional radiology lab, everybody becomes alert that there is a potential stroke case that might require emergency treatment.