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Acute stroke is today the third commonest cause for death in the industrialized world responsible for 10–12 % of overall mortality. It is the single most common cause of permanent disability in adults. Approximately 15 % of acute stroke patients suffer from an intracranial bleed, while the remaining 85 % have an ischemic stroke. Approximately one in four patients die within 1 year of having an initial ischemic stroke and with 15–30 % left permanently disabled.
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Andersson, T. (2014). Acute Stroke: Mechanical Thrombectomy. In: Murphy, K., Robertson, F. (eds) Interventional Neuroradiology. Techniques in Interventional Radiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4582-0_14
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