Damage and Disability caused by Stroke
At present, ischemic stroke is the third leading cause of death in industrialised countries. With an annual incidence of 250–400 in 100 000 inhabitants, around 1 million people suffer from a stroke each year in the United States and in the European Union(1). Approximately a third of cases are left with some form of permanent impairment, making stroke the single largest cause of severe disability in the developed world.
Stroke is caused by the interruption of blood flow in a brain-supplying artery; commonly
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