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Vascular Disease: Ischemic Stroke

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Prognosis of Neurological Diseases

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Abstract

Ischemic stroke is a sudden onset of focal neurological deficit lasting >24 h and attributable to ischemia.

Its incidence is 240–600/100,000 people. Older age, hypertension, diabetes, lipids, cardiac diseases, smoke, and obesity are risk factors. Stroke causes about 9 % of death around the world. About a quarter of stroke patients die within a month, a third by 6 months, and a half by 1 year. Of the stroke survivors, 16 % are institutionalized, 31 % dependent on self-care, and 20 % on mobility. A particularly poor prognosis is related to the so-called malignant middle cerebral artery syndrome.

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  1. Cerebrovascular Unit, IRCCS Foundation C.Besta Neurological Institute, Via Celoria 11, Milan, 20133, Italy

    Anna Bersano MD, PhD, Luigi Caputi MD & Eugenio Agostino Parati MD

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Bersano, A., Caputi, L., Parati, E.A. (2015). Vascular Disease: Ischemic Stroke. In: Sghirlanzoni, A., Lauria, G., Chiapparini, L. (eds) Prognosis of Neurological Diseases. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5755-5_1

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