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Blood StrokeEach year, about 700,000 Americans suffer a stroke. Most are caused by a blood clot that reduces the flow of blood to the brain. The rest are hemorrhagic strokes which are caused by bleeding into the brain. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Only heart disease and cancer kill more. Stroke kills about 150,000 people each year. Stroke causes one or more symptoms, depending on the part of the brain affected and the amount of damage done.
The three treatment stages for stroke are prevention, therapy immediately after the stroke, and post-stroke rehabilitation. About 25 percent of people who recover from their first stroke will have another stroke within 5 years. In children or young adults, the cause of
a stroke is often a hemorrhage and recovery may be different from strokes in older
patients. Recovery from a stroke is very difficult to predict. Recovery time varies depending on the extent of the stroke and their previous health condition. |
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