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Chapter Sixty One - Prominent Stroke Patients

from Part IV - Stroke Literature, Organizations, and Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2022

Louis R. Caplan  and
Aishwarya Aggarwal
Louis R. Caplan
Affiliation:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre
Aishwarya Aggarwal
Affiliation:
John F. Kennedy Medical Center
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Summary

The history of the world has undoubtedly been altered by stroke. Many important leaders in science, medicine, and politics have had their productivity cut prematurely short by stroke. Some of the world-renowned artists, musicians, authors, actors, and sportsmen also suffered severely debilitating or fatal strokes.

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Stories of Stroke
Key Individuals and the Evolution of Ideas
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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