Naslov
Social aspects of cerebrovascular diseases

Autori
Demarin, Vida

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), stručni

Izvornik
Neurologia Croatica / Zurak, N - Zagreb : Department of Neurology, University Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 2004, 95-100

Skup
44^th International Neuropsychiatric Pula Symposium

Mjesto i datum
Pula, Hrvatska, 16.06.2004. - 19.06.2004

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Stroke; Social aspects; Risk factors
(stroke; social aspects; risk factors)

Sažetak
In most developed countries cerebrovascular diseases are an important cause of morbidity. Stroke, brain damage caused by circulatory disorders in brain circulation, is the third cause of death and one of the most common causes of disability among adult population, right after heart diseases and malignant tumors. Cerebrovascular diseases are also second most common cause of dementia, which is also a disabling factor for patients. An estimate of 2.500.000 people each year suffer from one kind of stroke. About 3/4 suffer their first stroke, while 1/4 suffers recurrent stroke often followed by worse consequences. Over the last years an increasing incidence in stroke among young people, the most productive population, has been noticed. 46% of patients are aged 46-49. For the last 2 years stroke has been the first cause of death in Croatia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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