February 5, 2001
Contact: Jennifer Day, (313) 577-1058, jday@med.wayne.edu

NEWS ALERT: WSU physicians available to answer questions arising from stroke conference

Wayne State University School of Medicine neurologists will present the latest in stroke research at the American Stroke Association meeting, which will be Feb. 14 through 16 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Among the presentations are:

*A study by Seemant Chaturvedi, MD, to determine whether African-American stroke patients receive appropriate carotid ultrasound exams;

*A study by Bradley Jacobs, MD, on whether strokes are treated properly in Detroit;

*A study by William Coplin, MD, on strokes after bone-marrow transplants;

*A study by Dr. Coplin on seizures after subarachnoid hemorrhages; and

*A study by Steven Levine, MD, on the side effects of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), a drug that eliminates or significantly reduces disability if it is administered within three hours of the stroke.

To arrange interviews about the doctors’ studies, other developments at the conference or strokes in general, please call Jennifer Day at (313) 577-1058.

With more than 1,000 medical students, WSU is among the nation’s largest medical schools. Together with the Detroit Medical Center, the school is a leader in patient care and medical research in a number of areas including cancer, genetics, pediatrics and the neurosciences.