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Every year, approximately 62 000 people with stroke and transient ischemic attack are treated in Canadian hospitals. The 2014 update of the Canadian Secondary Prevention of Stroke guideline is a comprehensive summary of current evidence‐based recommendations for clinicians in a range of settings, who provide care to patients following stroke. Notable changes in this 5th edition include an emphasis...
Stroke is the leading cause of long term disability and the third leading cause of death in the US. Nearly $US40.9 billion (1997 values) are spent each year on direct and indirect stroke-related costs in the US alone. Length of hospital stay, hospital overheads and nursing-related and rehabilitation costs account for the majority of stroke-related expenditures. Intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen...
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