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Y F I R L I T
ENGLISH SUMMARY
Eight of ten strokes are due to cerebral ischemia, two from cerebal
hemorrhage. Stroke is the most common cause of disability, the second
commonest cause of dementia and the fourth commonest cause of
death in the developed world. The incidence of stroke is
150-200/100.000 individuals/ year. One of every seven individuals
suffers from stroke in their lifetime. In this article the epidemiology, risk
factors, pathophysiology and symptoms of cerebral ischemia will be
reviewed.
key words: cerebral ischemia, cerebral infarction, transient ischemic attack.
Correspondence: Olafur Sveinsson, olafur.sveinsson@karolinska.se
1Department of Neurology Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, 2Department of Radiology, 3Department of neurology, Landspítali University Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavík.
Cerebral ischemia/infarction – epidemiology, causes and symptoms
Olafur Arni Sveinsson1, Olafur Kjartansson2, Einar Mar Valdimarsson3
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