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Medical Malpractice Attorneys Recognize National Stroke Awareness Month

By Joe Messa

May is National Stroke Awareness Month and medical malpractice attorneys from Messa & Associates, along with the National Stroke Association, urge you to be educated and aware of stroke risk factors and warning signs. Stroke is a “brain attack” that cuts off all blood and oxygen flow to the brain, killing up to two million […]

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Medical Malpractice Attorneys Discuss Strokes and the Dangers of Failure to Diagnose a Stroke

By Joe Messa

A stroke, or “brain attack,” is a dangerous event that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain. According to the American Stroke Association, a stroke occurs when a blood vessel carrying oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain cannot […]

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