Acute Ischemic Stroke

Acute Ischemic Stroke is a condition where the blood supply to the brain is disrupted, resulting in oxygen starvation, brain damage and loss of function.

It is caused by a blood clot in an artery obstructing blood supply to the brain, a situation known as ischemia.

Stroke can have different effects depending on which part of the brain is affected and how quickly it is treated.

Stroke has reached epidemic proportions - globally 1 in 4 adults over the age of 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. 13.7 million people worldwide will have their first stroke this year and five and a half million will die as a result.^{1, 2}

Current trends suggest that the number of annual deaths will climb to 6.7 million annually without appropriate action.^{1, 2}

References

(1) World Stroke Organisation www.world-stroke.org 2020

(2) Mozaffarian et al. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2016 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2015