UTHSC News: National Institutes of Health Grant Could Mean Progress Toward Improved Outcomes for Stroke Patients

The Associate Dean of Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing has received a two-year, $421,188 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to improve cognitive screening in people who suffer from a devastating type of stroke called aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).

The Associate Dean of Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing has received a two-year, $421,188 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to improve cognitive screening in people who suffer from a devastating type of stroke called aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).

"Over the last 20 years we have done a much better job of saving people. But there is always the question, 'What are we saving them to?'" Dr. Stanfill said. "My goal is to return them to a good quality of life and to ameliorate their symptoms."

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