WILLIAM ROTH, MD
NEUROINTENSIVIST | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF NEUROLOGY UCHICAGO MEDICINE
Dr. Roth has a gut-feeling
about your brain
Learn more about the gut-brain connection
The Scary Reality about Strokes
40s
Someone in the U.S.has a stroke every 40 seconds
80%
80% of people with large
strokes and severe brain
swelling die without
treatment
1
Treatment: emergency
brain surgery. That’s
not enough
"In many cases, all we can do is wait. I always felt there's a lot of missed opportunity in that time."
– Dr. Roth
After a massive stroke,the brain can swell and doctors have few tools to stop it. Science points to the intersection of two worlds most people never connect: the gut and the brain.
That’s where Dr. Roth comes in
Meet the doctor working to give stroke patients more than a waiting game.
Bridging the Gap
- The brain can swell and doctors can’t always stop it
- Every stroke is different
- Patients respond differently
- Time lost is brain lost
STROKE JOURNAL - 2020
Dr. William Roth
People with GI disorders face asignificantly higher risk of stroke— the gut’s connection to the
brain is more than coincidental.
INT. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES - 2021
Dr. William Roth
The gut and brain are in constant
chemical conversation. After a stroke, the
signals gut bacteria send to the brain may
determine how severe the injury
becomes.
It’s a gut-feeling
(Literally)
Your gut microbiome doesn’t just affect digestion: it trains your immune system!
After a big stroke,that training might be the key difference between recovery and decline.
The why behind the science.
“It’s more than just prescribing a medication or doing a procedure”
– DR. ROTH
