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Stanford Mini Med School - About Stroke

SSTattler: Only one "Mini Med School" lecture takes around 1 hour 50 minutes - you will like the first lecture but beyond that it is optional !

About Stanford University

Located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford University is recognized as one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions.


The University was founded in 1891 by Leland and Jane Stanford to "promote the public welfare by exercising an influence on behalf of humanity and civilization." More than a century later, Stanford remains dedicated to finding solutions to the great challenges of the day and to preparing our students for leadership in today's complex world.

The Stanford Channel on YouTube is an archive of videos from schools, departments, and programs across the university highlighting faculty lectures, events, news, and more.

Vascular Disorders of the Central Nervous System

(January 26, 2010) Michael Marks, Stanford Professor of Radiology, and Robert Dodd, Stanford Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery and Radiology, discuss three pathologies: strokes, aneurisms, arteriovenous malformations.

Stanford Mini Med School is a series arranged and directed by Stanford's School of Medicine, and presented by the Stanford Continuing Studies program.

Window Expanded For Stroke Treatment

A new study shows that treatment with potent clot-busting medication can benefit patients up to 4.5 hours after they experience their first stroke symptoms.

New Perspectives on Menopausal Hormones and Heart Disease / Stroke

July 18, 2007 presentation by Marcia Stefanick for the Stanford School of Medicine Medcast lecture series.

Recent Women's Health Initiative (WHI) studies demonstrated that hormone therapy carries a number of health risks in woman not considered earlier, such as the increased likelihood of blood clots and stroke. Marcia Stefanick, PhD, professor of medicine at Stanford School of Medicine, served as chair of the WHI steering committee and she continues to analyze the project's data for other ill-effects.

Women and Heart Disease / Stroke

(November 15, 2011) Marcia Stefanick reviews the differences in heart disease with regards to gender and age and how certain aspects of treatment should be changed to better address these differences.

This course is a single-quarter, focused follow-up to the the yearlong Mini Med School that occurred in 2009-10. The course focuses on diseases of the heart and cardiovascular system. The course is sponsored by Stanford Continuing Studies and the Stanford Medical School.

New Technologies for Heart Rhythm Disorders / Stroke

(October 4, 2011) Paul Wang and Anne Dubin talk about the risks of heart rhythm disorders both in adults and young children and the common methods used to combat such diseases.

This course is a single-quarter, focused follow-up to the the yearlong Mini Med School that occurred in 2009-10. The course focuses on diseases of the heart and cardiovascular system. The course is sponsored by Stanford Continuing Studies and the Stanford Medical School.

A Dancer's Perspective on Movement & Parkinson's / Stroke

(April 20, 2010) Helen Bronte-Stewart discusses human movement and Parkinson's disease, providing details about the neurological activity behind human action.

During the final quarter of the Stanford Mini Med School, some of the most timely and important topics in contemporary medicine and the biosciences are addressed.

Stanford Mini Med School is a series arranged and directed by Stanford's School of Medicine and presented by the Stanford Continuing Studies program.

The Influence of Sex/Gender on Cardiovascular Health

January 17, 2008 presentation by Hannah Valentine for the Stanford School of Medicine Medcast lecture series.

While more men have heart disease, each year more women die from it -- studies have shown that only 8% of women are aware that heart disease is the leading cause of death among women. Hannah Valentine, MD, professor of medicine at Stanford, discusses this and other related discrepancies.