Neurological recovery after stroke

Maurizio Corbetta, Lisa Tabor Connor

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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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFunctional MRI
Subtitle of host publicationApplications in Clinical Neurology and Psychiatry
PublisherCRC Press
Pages137-155
Number of pages19
ISBN (Electronic)9780203090442
ISBN (Print)9781842142950
StatePublished - Jan 1 2006

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