Stroke (CVA)

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A stroke consists in the sudden onset of a focal neurological deficit resulting from infarction or hemorrhage at within the brain. It accounts for the third cause of death and disability in the world. The risk of suffering from a stroke is greater at 45 years of age, and becomes quite common between the age of 70 and 80 years. Its incidence is three times higher in men than in women; however, the likelihood of undergoing a stroke in women increases after menopause. Stroke is classified according to the pathogenic mechanism involved. Eighty five percent of strokes are ischemic (either thrombotic or embolic), and the remaining 15% account for hemorrhagic strokes (intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhages, generally caused by hypertension or vascular malformations, 85% of which consist in aneurysms).
El ACV o Stroke (en inglés) consiste en la aparición súbita de un déficit neurológico focal producto de un infarto o una hemorragia a nivel cerebral. Constituye la tercera causa de muerte y de invalidez a nivel mundial. El riesgo de sufrir un ACV aumenta a partir de los 45 años y es muy elevado entre la 7ª y 8ª décadas de vida. Los hombres presentan una probabilidad 3 veces mayor que las mujeres a sufrir un ACV, aunque éstas equiparan al sexo masculino después de la menopausia. Los ACV se clasifican de acuerdo al mecanismo patogénico involucrado. El 85% corresponde a ACV isquémicos (trombóticos o embólicos) y el 15% a ACV hemorrágicos (intracerebrales y subaracnoideos, causados generalmente por cuadros hipertensivos o por complicaciones en malformaciones vasculares, de las cuales el 85% lo conforman los aneurismas).
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