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Strokes
Signs
Causes
Effects
Treatment
Prevention
Other Facts
Recovery Tool Instructions
Body Sock Instructions
Other Facts
¾ of all strokes occur in 65-year-old plus
risk of having a stroke doubles each decade over 55
one stroke every 40 seconds in the United States
15 million suffer a stroke each year in the world
5 million die, 5 million are permanently disabled
high blood pressure causes 12.7 million strokes each year
stroke occurrence is declining in developed countries
overall, stroke rate remains high because of the aging population of world