Family and Patient Education
Family and Patient Education Psychosocial therapy should be started with family members at the time of the patient’s hospitalization and begin with the patient as soon as feasible. Family members…
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy Available data support the usefulness of a coordinated rehabilitation program for treating stroke-related functional impairment. Such a rehabilitation program may also reduce mortality. The rehabilitation program should provide…
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage The 30-day case fatality rate in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) from population-based studies since 1960 has ranged from 32% to 67%. Among the more recent studies, the…
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Intracerebral Hemorrhage For individuals with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), the reported 30-day survival rate ranges from 40% to 70%; immediate functional prognosis with ICH is usually better than that with cerebral…
Cerebral Infarction
Cerebral Infarction MORTALITY After a person has had cerebral infarction (CI) (also referred to as ischemic stroke), the 30-day case fatality rate is approximately 20%. Survival after the first CI…
Transient Ischemic Attack
Transient Ischemic Attack Approximately 10% of patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA; including all underlying mechanisms) have an ischemic stroke within 5 years of the first attack. Approximately 50% of…
Global Burden of Stroke
Global Burden of Stroke Over the last three decades global stroke incidence and mortality rates have decreased. However, the absolute numbers of people affected by stroke, and those who die…
Carotid or Vertebral Artery Occlusive Disease
Carotid or Vertebral Artery Occlusive Disease Carotid or vertebral artery disease may be asymptomatic or symptomatic. Factors that are associated with an increased risk for ischemic stroke related to carotid…
Hematologic Disease
Hematologic Disease Sickle cell disease is an inherited disease that is characterized by the presence of an abnormal hemoglobin. Stroke (most commonly ischemic) is a major complication of sickle cell…
Unruptured Intracranial Vascular Malformations
Unruptured Intracranial Vascular Malformations Intracranial vascular malformations such as arteriovenous malformation (AVM), cavernous malformation (CM), capillary telangiectasia, developmental venous anomaly (DVA), and vein of Galen malformation are congenital developmental abnormalities…
