engleski

Modern Organization in Prevention of Stroke

Summary: Stroke is the third cause of mortality in the world, while in 1998. in Croatia it was the first cause of death in women. Although generally there is no difference in incidence ad prevalence of stroke between women and man, more women from all age groups die due to the consequences of stroke. It has been estimated that even 46% of strokes occur during the productive age in the general population, at the age between 45 and 59. The time needed for rehabilitation after stroke depends on its severity. In developed countries a decrease in mortality from stroke for about a half has been registered during the 70es and 80es, while this trend is not observed in transition countries. On the contrary in these countries the increase in mortality is obvious. Having in mind epidemiological data on the incidence of stroke and current possibilities of treatment that can encompass all patients, it is necessary to act in preventing the occurrence of the disease. The majority of people change the way of living only when health problems appear ; but even then it is not to late to stop the progress of the disease and its consequences by applying preventive measures. Thus the stress is put on prevention as the best possible way of influencing the incidence of stroke. The paper presents how the Department of Neurology, University hospital &laquo ; Sestre milosrdnice&raquo ; , is for many years carrying out the main objectives of action in the field of prevention of stroke through many activities and educational courses. The Department is also the Referral Center for Neurovascular Diseases of the Republic Ministry of Health.

Incidence and prevalence of stroke; preventive measures; education

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