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Stroke epidemiology 2/3

Stroke is one of the major causes of death and disability in adults in developing countries. In recent years, the global population has been increasing leading direct and indirect increasement of the economic cost of stroke.

Stroke epidemiology worldwide 1/3

Stroke is the 2nd most common cause of death and the 3rd cause of physical disability in adults in the world. In the middle- and low-income countries, 70% of the stroke lead to death or severe disability. Recently, the incidence rate of stroke has been increasing dramatically more than double in these countries. However, At the same time the reported stroke cases had been significantly decreasing by 42% in high- income countries.

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Subarachnoid hemorrhage is the most critical subtype of strokes, which is caused by hemorrhage into the area surrounding the brain. The bleeding into the (subarachnoid space) between meninges layers (pia mater and arachnoid mater) could happen because of and aneurysm rupture or skull injury.

Dr Waleed Khoja Awarded the Excellence and Leadership in Stroke Award 2018

            

Pathophysiology of ischemic stroke (2/2)

The brain tissue undergoing ischemia has two distinct layers, an internal core layer of ischemic cells with blood perfusion less than 10-25%, which illustrate the death of different types of neural cell.

Pathophysiology of ischemic stroke (1/2)

Ischemic stroke is one of the major neurologic diseases in the world, which can cause paralysis or even death. The main cause of ischemic stroke is the irregular blood flow supply to brain tissue.

Innovation In Acute Stroke event (13 – 14 Dec, 2018) King Saud University

Ischemic stroke

Overview: Stroke are the second global major source of fatal injury [5]. It can be happened due to the blockage in one of the brain arteries, which may prevent blood supply to the brain tissue [1]. About 87% of the majority stroke are ischemic stroke [5]. The main cause of the ischemic stroke is the narrowing in the arteries [1]. There are two types of ischemic stroke, the first one is an embolic stroke, which is created outside the brain and transfer from the body to the brain by the bloodstream. The second one is the thrombotic stroke that performed inside one of the arteries directly supplying the brain [5].

The Saudi Stroke Society 3rd annual awareness campaign in Jeddah titled “FAST before it lasts”