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Even the young can fall victim to strokes

Dr. Randall Wagner, chief medical officer at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, Md., shows Jamie Forzato the first brain scans taken of her stroke. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Paula Wolfson)
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Reporter Jamie Forzato walks through the entrance to the emergency room at Washington Adventist Hospital where she was treated for a stroke on the eve of her 19th birthday. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Paula Wolfson)
A bulletin board in the emergency room contains information about strokes. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Paula Wolfson)
Jamie Forzato makes a return visit to the emergency room, remembering the day that changed her life. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Paula Wolfson)
Dr. Randall Wagner, chief medical officer at Washington Adventist Hospital, shows Jamie Forzato the first brain scans taken of her stroke. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Paula Wolfson)
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