Author/Editor     Žvan, Bojana
Title     Razvrstitev, epidemiologija, diagnostika in zdravljenje možganskožilnih bolezni
Type     članek
Source     In: Goljar N, Štefančič M, editors. Novosti v rehabilitaciji po možganski kapi. Zbornik predavanj 15. dnevi rehabilitacijske medicine; 2004 mar 26-27; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Inštitut Republike Slovenije za rehabilitacijo,
Publication year     2004
Volume     str. 15-28
Language     slo
Abstract     Stroke is brain disease caused by vascular impairment. There are two aspects of such a disease; the first aspect represents clinical picture of the disease and the second represents the cause of the disease. The classification with regard to these two aspects is stated. Because of the fact that Europe is a multicultural continent with more than 800.000.000 inhabitants, with many different states as well as languages, such differences can also be observed when mortality rate and incidence of cerebrovascular diseases on this continent are concerned. The annual mortality rate of those suffering from stroke is from 63.5 to 273.4 per100 000 inhabitants, when annually 100 to 200 new cases of these diseases occur per 100.000 inhabitants. Between years 1997 and 2001 the incidence of stroke increased in Slovenia: in the year 1997 there were 4318 cases, in the year 1998 there were 4416 cases, in the year 1999 there were 4441 cases and in the year 2001 there were 4716 cases. In Europe the opinion prevails that stroke should be treated as a state of emergency which needs an immediate hospital treatment. he European Stroke Initiative (EUSI) recommends that all the stroke patients be treated in stroke units. he experts that constitute the core of multi-disciplinary unit groups: doctors, medical assistants, physiotherapists, work therapists, speech therapists, neuro-psychologists and social workers who have extensive knowledge of stroke. he fibrinolysis is sometimes the only successful treatment when acute ischemic stroke is concerned - provided that the patient is brought to an outpatient neurology clinic within three hours after suffering the stroke. n Slovenia, between the years 1997 and 2003, 7.4% of the patients were brought to the clinic in time. 80 patients were treated with the use of fibrinolysis; the success of the treatment was compara ble with the results in other European countries. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters).
Descriptors     CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS
CEREBRAL INFARCTION
THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY
EUROPE
SLOVENIA