Doctor offers information on stroke treatment, prevention on World Stroke Day

To mark World Stroke Day Thursday, one doctor shared information with News 12 about the treatment and prevention of strokes.
Dr. Kimon Bekelis, chair of neurointerventional services at CHS, says World Stroke Awareness Day is important because people need to know there is help out there and ways to treat it.
A stroke can happen anytime, and Bekelis says if you had a stroke once before, you are likely to get one again.
Strokes normally occur in people 65 and older, but it is still possible for younger people to get one as well.
There is an acronym people should remember - FAST. It stands for face, arm, speech and time to call 911.
"If the patients knows or suspects or their family members suspects they're having a stroke, they can engaged the appropriate services, they can take the patient straight to the hospital and that can save a life," says Bekelis.