• Recent Advances In The Treatment Of Stroke (an Essay)

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    • This is an essay on RECENT ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF STROKE

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    • CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]1.1 STROKEStroke is a form of cardiovascular disease affecting the blood supply to the brain. Also referred to as cerebrovascular disease or apoplexy, strokes actually represent a group of diseases that affect about one out of five people in the United States (Demarin et al., 2001). When physicians speak of stroke, they generally mean there has been a disturbance in brain function, often permanent, caused by either a blockage or a rupture in a vessel supplying blood to the brain.In order to func ... Continue reading---