Cerebral Ischemia

Despite a worldwide reduction in its incidence, stroke remains one of the most common diseases generally and the most important cause of premature and persistent disability in the industrialized countries. The most frequent cause of stroke is a localized disturbance of cerebral circulation, i.e., cerebral ischemia. Less common are spon­ taneous intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhages and sinus ve­ nous thromboses. The introduction of new diagnostic procedures such as cranial computed tomogr