AdvertisementAs Childhood Strokes Increase, Surgeons Aim To Reduce RisksDecember 10, 2012Richard KnoxfacebookEmailNeurosurgeons Ed Smith (left) and Sarah Jernigan operate on Maribel Ramos' brain. The monitor at upper left shows a portion of Maribel's brain, crossed by the healthy blood vessel they'll use to bring a new supply of blood to her oxygen-starved brain. (NPR)