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(Stroke. 1995;26:1490-1500.)
© 1995 American Heart Association, Inc.

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The Stroke Council of the American Heart Association

The Early Years

Robert G. Siekert, MD

From the Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

Correspondence to Robert G. Siekert, MD, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905.

An account of the origin, within the American Heart Association, of a council devoted to vascular disease of the central nervous system, with particular attention to the context in which that occurred, is presented in this article. The forces of a service-charitable organization, political action, medical practice in general, and interested, strong-witted citizens provided the stimuli for the development of the Stroke Council.

Key Words: cerebrovascular disorders • history of medicine, modern • American Heart Association