INTRODUCTION
PREAMBLE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
A stroke is a medical emergency characterized by the WHO as "rapidly
developed clinical signs of focal (or global) disturbance of cerebral function,
lasting more than 24 hours or leading to death, with no apparent cause other
than of vascular origin". Stroke is the 3rd leading cause of death and one of
the major causes of long-term disability.1
1.1.A. INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE
As stated by the quotes in the GBD analysis from 2001, more than 85 per
cent of their worldwide lack of stroke has been hauled with low-income and
low nations (LMICs).