As recently as the 1990s, most doctors and researchers thought there might never be effective treatments for stroke. For centuries before that, victims of stroke were thought to have been "struck down" as if by lightning, by mysterious or evil forces. Now, due to the heroic efforts of researchers around the globe, stroke can be treated, but only if patients receive treatment quickly enough.

This film explores how scientists, researchers, doctors and technicians discovered the actual causes of stroke and how it could be treated through heroic and often controversial methods. 

The film, which will last about 1 hour, will be preceded by a brief introduction and followed by Q&A.