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Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke

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Stroke is a problem of major importance in the geriatric age group. In 1984 one-half million Americans had a stroke, more than 150,000 died of stroke, and there were 2 million stroke survivors. A great majority of strokes occur in individuals older than 65 years of age. During 1980, death rates from stroke for men and women aged 65 to 69 years were more than five times higher than for individuals aged 50 to 54 years. And for individuals older than 85 years of age, the stroke death rate was over 50 times higher than for individuals in their 50s.1 In nearly all age groups, men have more strokes and more stroke deaths than women.

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  1. The Henry L. Schwartz Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, 10029-6574, New York, NY, USA

    Christine K. Cassel M.D. (Professor and Chairman) & Diane E. Meier M.D. (Associate Professor) (Professor and Chairman) &  (Associate Professor)

  2. Center for Study of Aging and Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Duke University Medical Center, 27710, Durham, NC, USA

    Harvey J. Cohen M.D. (Director) (Director)

  3. University of Washington Medical Center, 98195, Seattle, WA, USA

    Eric B. Larson M.D., M.P.H. (Medical Director) (Medical Director)

  4. Gerontology Division, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 02115, Boston, MA, USA

    Neil M. Resnick M.D. (Chief) (Chief)

  5. Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Sepulveda VA Medical Center, 91343, Sepulveda, CA, USA

    Laurence Z. Rubenstein M.D., M.P.H. (Director) (Director)

  6. Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, 60637, Chicago, IL, USA

    Leif B. Sorensen M.D. (Professor and Vice Chairman) (Professor and Vice Chairman)

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Caplan, L. (1997). Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke. In: Cassel, C.K., et al. Geriatric Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2705-0_61

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