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Throughout the world, stroke is not only a major personal disaster, but an economic and social problem of huge proportions. In the UK, for example, it has been estimated that stroke is number one in terms of national medical expenditure, accounting for over 10 % of the annual National Health Service budget.
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Hughes, G. (2016). Stroke. In: Hughes Syndrome. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31029-9_4
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