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Chapter 11 - Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack

from Section 3 - Specific Neurological Disorders in Emergency Medicine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2024

By
Crystal Wong ,
Melani S. Cheers ,
Molly A. McGraw ,
Lauren King  and
Russell Cerejo
Edited by
Thomas P. Campbell  and
Kevin M. Kelly
Thomas P. Campbell
Affiliation:
Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh
Kevin M. Kelly
Affiliation:
Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh
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Summary

In the United States, one stroke occurs every 40 seconds on average. Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability and the fifth leading cause of death. Every year, 795,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke. In 2018, stroke accounted for 1 of every 19 deaths. Stroke typically occurs suddenly, with symptoms of motor weakness, impaired speech, vision loss, or numbness, and can lead to significant disability. The financial burden of stroke, including direct medical costs and potential wages lost, is greater than $30 billion per year. Time-based acute stroke treatments improve functional outcome and reduce mortality, which makes rapid recognition of stroke of utmost importance.

Keywords

ischemic stroketransient ischemic attackstroke syndromesneuroimaginganticoagulantsthrombolysistPAalteplasethrombectomytelestroke
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Handbook of Emergency Neurology , pp. 137 - 172
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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