Abstract
Stroke is the leading cause of disability in western societies and the third cause of mortality. Stroke-related disability is steadily increasing as mortality decreases because of better interventions at the acute stage. Each year about 700 000 people suffer a stroke, of whom about half remain paralyzed on one side, one-fourth have difficulty with speech, and between one-fifth and one-third suffer deficits of attention and perception. These deficits carry a high price in terms of disability and burden to society. The estimated costs per year from stroke-related disability and loss of revenue in the USA are about 6.3 billion dollars (www.americanheart.org).
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Functional MRI |
Subtitle of host publication | Applications in Clinical Neurology and Psychiatry |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 137-155 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780203090442 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781842142950 |
State | Published - Jan 1 2006 |