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Stroke and the American Presidency
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Since 1846, ten U.S. presidents have suffered or died from strokes. Their stories illustrate how understanding and treatment of this devastating ailment has changed over the years.
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the United States, had a traumatic right brachial plexus injury as a child but was otherwise neurologically intact until he suffered his first stroke at the age of 79. On November 10, 1846, Dr.George Parkman was escorting him on a tour of the Harvard School of Medicine when he collapsed and became unresponsive. He regained consciousness and make a near-total recovery, Adams' family doctor, John Bigelow, diagnosed a slight stroke. …
