Below are links to articles, as well as audio and video files that feature our UW Medicine Stroke Center at Harborview.
Harborview one of top 3 performers in stroke benchmarking study. (Press Release)
Articles
August 2, 2005: Journal Newspapers
Brain Attacks: Preventing and Treating a stroke
(by Dr. Kyra Becker and Dr. David Tirschwell)
July 7, 2005: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
General Shalikashvili faces his toughest battle after a stroke. Harborview's Dr. Peter Esselman is quoted.
July 7, 2005: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Women suffer strokes more often than men. Harborview's Dr. Kyra Becker is quoted.
Audio and Video
The spouse of a stroke survivor talks frankly about symptoms and delays in treatment.
A stroke survivor talks about symptoms and the benefits of early treatment.
Dr. Kyra Becker and Dr. David Tirschwell, co-directors of the UW Medicine Stroke Center at Harborview, talk about Stroke Prevention on Andrew Schorr's "Patient Power"
Audio 
UWTV-Online: Living Well Series
- Living Well With Stroke: (2002) A panel of experts discuss stroke prevention, acute stroke therapy, surgical issues in stroke, brain recovery from injury, new treatments in stroke rehabilitation, post-stroke depression as well as a question and answer period with the public.
- Treatment for Stroke:(2003) A panel of experts discuss stroke prevention, stroke therapy, innovative thinking in stroke rehabilitation, post-stroke resources, legal issues, depression in stroke, medication as well as a question and answer period with the public.
- Post-Stroke Patient Care:(2003) A discussion of resources available for stroke survivors and their families.