TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Stroke A1 - Marcolini, Evie G. A2 - Farcy, David A. A2 - Chiu, William C. A2 - Marshall, John P. A2 - Osborn, Tiffany M. Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Critical Care Emergency Medicine, 2e AB - Stroke continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in adult populations worldwide. More than 795,000 patients are diagnosed with new or recurrent stroke each year in the United States alone, and this entity is the fourth most frequent cause of death among adults, ranking behind heart disease, cancer, and chronic lower respiratory disease.1 Ischemic stroke comprises 87% of all strokes. This disease is a leading cause of disability in the adult population. More than 50% of stroke sufferers will be left with permanent disability, 25% will require some assistance with activities of daily living, and 25% of patients will remain in an institutional setting 6 months poststroke.2 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135702097 ER -