Is consciousness only the result of electric signals in the brain, or is it developed as a consequence of the functioning of the entire human body? Science has not yet offered a definite answer. In any case, there can be no human consciousness without the brain. Foto: Epa
Is consciousness only the result of electric signals in the brain, or is it developed as a consequence of the functioning of the entire human body? Science has not yet offered a definite answer. In any case, there can be no human consciousness without the brain. Foto: Epa

"Among those that arrive in hospital, the mortality rate is between 15 and 16 percent. At other peripheral hospitals, the rate is higher at 22 percent. The essence of the TeleKap project is to bring down the current 22 percent at a rate closer to 15 percent," stresses Mrs. Žvan.

Every year a few thousand Slovenians often ask themselves: why me? With every individual the causes are complex and different, and therefore there is no clear answer to the question. However medical science has offered a few answers on how to reduce the possibilities of finding yourselves among the unlucky thousands. In addition, medicine has also come up with a few solutions on how to ease the disease, once it becomes a reality. Even more: Bojana Žvan, one of the leading experts in this field in Slovenia, says that in recent years strokes have become totally curable. With the help of progressive methods many people are getting back their abilities and start to live their lives in full quality once again.