Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized with stroke and expected to make full recovery, his team says

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Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy has been hospitalized after experiencing a stroke and is expected to make a full recovery, his team announced Sunday.

The 53-year-old experienced “numbness in his arm” on Saturday afternoon and was taken to a local hospital, where doctors determined he had had a stroke, according to a statement from his office.

He is currently at the Johns Hopkins medical center, and “the doctors are encouraged by his progress, he is awake and alert, and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery,” wrote his chief of staff Allison Herwitt.

A stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain is blocked or when a blood vessel in the brain bleeds. Immediate treatment can reduce the risk of brain damage or other complications.

Stroke is among the top causes of death in the United States. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, obesity and diabetes are leading causes of stroke, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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民主党参议员克里斯·墨菲中风后入院治疗，预计将完全康复，他的团队周日宣布了这一消息。

据其办公室发表的声明称，这位 53 岁的男子周六下午感到“手臂麻木”，随后被送往当地医院，医生诊断他中风了。

他目前在约翰·霍普金斯医疗中心接受治疗，“医生们对他的康复进展感到鼓舞，他神志清醒，我们乐观地认为他会完全康复，”他的幕僚长艾莉森·赫维特写道。

中风是指大脑供血受阻或脑血管出血。立即治疗可以降低脑损伤或其他并发症的风险。

在美国，中风是主要死因之一。据美国疾病控制与预防中心称，高血压、高胆固醇、吸烟、肥胖和糖尿病是导致中风的主要原因。

这是一则正在更新的新闻。