KCTV: Stroke Awareness Month: Know the Signs

Someone in the U.S. has a stroke every 40 seconds, according to the CDC. Every second of a stroke kills 32,000 brain cells, which is why recognizing the signs and knowing you could be at risk is critically important.

KCTV talked to Dr. Karin Olds, neurologist and stroke medical director at Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute, about the warning signs everyone should know.

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