Stroke Syndromes

Abstract

In the United States, 795,000 people experience strokes annually (one stroke every 40 seconds and one death from stroke every 4 minutes).1 Of these events, 77% are primary strokes, whereas 23% represent recurrent strokes.1 In addition to the human costs, the financial implications of stroke are enormous—strokes accounted for an estimated $33.9 billion of total expenditures in the United States in 2012 to 2013.1 Despite these grim statistics, from 2004 to 2014, the age-adjusted stroke death rate fell 28.7%.1 With the growing use of stroke units, thrombolysis, mechanical retrieval, and the ever-expanding treatment time window, there is potential for improving patient outcomes.