RT Book, Section
A1 Marcolini, Evie G.
A2 Farcy, David A.
A2 Chiu, William C.
A2 Marshall, John P.
A2 Osborn, Tiffany M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1135702097
T1 Stroke
T2 Critical Care Emergency Medicine, 2e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071838764
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135702097
RD 2024/04/19
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