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What happens during a stroke? - Vaibhav Goswami

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Every two seconds, someone in the world has a stroke. One out of every six people will have a stroke at some point in their lives. Strokes deprive brain cells of oxygen and are one of the most common causes of death, and a leading cause of preventable disability. But what causes strokes in the first place? And what can doctors do to treat them? Vaibhav Goswami takes us into the body to find out.

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Educator
Vaibhav Goswami
Director
Outis
Script Editor
Eleanor Nelsen
Associate Producer
Elizabeth Cox
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Fact-Checker
Brian Gutierrez

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