Clinical outcomes, stroke trials, and cognitive outcome

Abstract

Stroke as a cause of death in the United States decreased 19 % from 1998 to 2008, and death from stroke declined 35 % over the same time period [1]. This put stroke as the fourth leading cause of death; down from third, behind heart disease, cancer, and chronic lung disease. The decrease in mortality in the United States differs from the increasing incidence in low- to middle-income countries [2].