Stroke Diagnosis and Rapid Treatment

Stroke Diagnosis and Rapid Treatment: Time is of the Essence 

Each year nearly three-quarters of a million people suffer a stroke in the United States. To minimize damage from a stroke blood flow to the brain must be restored as quickly as possible. Dr. Christopher Dowd, UCSF Radiology, is an expert in the field of interventional neuroradiology, a minimally invasive approach in the treatment of vascular diseases of the central nervous system.