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Kirk might not regain use of arm, leg after stroke

January 24, 2012

It began Saturday with dizziness and a headache on a drive from Highland Park to Chicago, and escalated until surgeons removed a 4-by-8-inch portion of U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's skull late Sunday to alleviate brain swelling. That surgery, after a stroke Kirk suffered, left doctors hopeful Illinois' freshman senator will recover full mental abilities. But they said chances he'll regain full use of his...

Source: http://dailyherald.com/article/20120123/news/701239843/
 
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