Stroke and Brain Injury Facts

  • A stroke occurs every 40 seconds
  • Stroke has been lowered to the 5th leading cause of death due to improved treatments and care                        -  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm 
  • Stroke is a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in adults
  • Stroke can occur to infants in the womb through all ages of life
  • An estimated 2.8 million people sustain a Traumatic Brain Injury every year

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