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Introduction Stroke and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) are the most common clinical manifestations of disease of cerebral blood vessels. Other manifestations of cerebrovascular disease are subclinical and include cerebral white matter lesions, “silent” brain infarcts, and cerebral microbleeds. This chapter…
Stroke Epidemiology This chapter is concerned with the study of patterns and risk factors associated with stroke and the pathologic changes observed in stroke. The major types of stroke are ischemic stroke (due to cerebral vessel occlusion) and hemorrhagic stroke…