About 20% of patients die in hospital. Although stroke is a disease of the brain, it can affect the entire body. Some of the disabilities that can result from stroke include paralysis, cognitive deficits, speech problems, emotional difficulties, daily living problems, and pain. Death from stroke is 167,366 deaths in 1999 (CDC); 7.0% of deaths in 1999.strokeSign and Symptoms:
? Sudden numbness or weakness in face, arm or leg especially on one side of body
? Sudden confusion, difficulty understanding speech or trouble speaking
? Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eye
? Sudden trouble walking, dizziness or loss of balance, or lack of coordination
? Sudden severe headache with no cause
is the 3rd top leading cause of death in 1999 and 2000 (CDC)
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