AOA/OMED 10/1/13
Eric P. Baron, DO
Cleveland Clinic Neurological
Institute
Center for Regional Neurology
, In 2008, fell from 3rd to 4th leading cause of death in the
US after heart disease, cancer, and chronic lower
respiratory diseases
>795,000 people in US have a stroke each year.
-About 610,000 of these are first or new strokes.
-1 in 4 are recurrent strokes.
>137,000 deaths each year (1 in every 18 deaths)
http://www.strokeassociation.org/STROKEORG/AboutStroke/Impact-of-Stroke-Stroke-
statistics_UCM_310728_Article.jsp
, About 40% of stroke deaths occur in males, and
60% in females.
An American has a stroke every 40 seconds, and
every 4 minutes someone dies of stroke.
Stroke costs the US >$38.6 billion per year
http://www.strokeassociation.org/STROKEORG/AboutStroke/Impact-of-Stroke-Stroke-
statistics_UCM_310728_Article.jsp
, Ischemic Stroke (87%)
A thrombus or embolus blocks
blood flow to part of the brain.
Hemorrhagic Stroke (13%)
Blood spills out from break
in blood vessel in brain
Eric P. Baron, DO
Cleveland Clinic Neurological
Institute
Center for Regional Neurology
, In 2008, fell from 3rd to 4th leading cause of death in the
US after heart disease, cancer, and chronic lower
respiratory diseases
>795,000 people in US have a stroke each year.
-About 610,000 of these are first or new strokes.
-1 in 4 are recurrent strokes.
>137,000 deaths each year (1 in every 18 deaths)
http://www.strokeassociation.org/STROKEORG/AboutStroke/Impact-of-Stroke-Stroke-
statistics_UCM_310728_Article.jsp
, About 40% of stroke deaths occur in males, and
60% in females.
An American has a stroke every 40 seconds, and
every 4 minutes someone dies of stroke.
Stroke costs the US >$38.6 billion per year
http://www.strokeassociation.org/STROKEORG/AboutStroke/Impact-of-Stroke-Stroke-
statistics_UCM_310728_Article.jsp
, Ischemic Stroke (87%)
A thrombus or embolus blocks
blood flow to part of the brain.
Hemorrhagic Stroke (13%)
Blood spills out from break
in blood vessel in brain
