STROKE REPERFUSION INJURY

Course overview

STROKE IS A MAJOR CAUSE OF DEATH AND DISABILITY WORLDWIDE, WITH A PREVALENCE OF ABOUT 2.5%. A STROKE IS CALLED ISCHEMIC WHEN CAUSED BY AN INTERRUPTION OF THE BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE BRAIN EITHER THROUGH A BLOOD CLOT CALLED A THROMBUS OR AN EMBOLUS, WHICH IS A DISLODGED CLOT. STROKE IS A MAJOR CAUSE OF DEATH AND DISABILITY WORLDWIDE, WITH A PREVALENCE OF ABOUT 2.5%. THIS ACTIVITY ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAMS IN THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS.