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Practical Neurology 2008;8:263-272; doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.149401
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NEUROLOGY IN PRACTICE

Stroke

THE BARE ESSENTIALS

C Cordonnier, D Leys

Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit, Lille University Hospital and EA 2691 (Vascular and Degenerative Cognitive Disorders), University of Lille, Lille, France

Correspondence to:
Dr C Cordonnier, Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit, Lille University Hospital, Rue Emile Laine, 59037 Lille, France; c-cordonnier@chru-lille.fr

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Stroke is a major public health problem because it is frequent, dangerous and expensive. Moreover, it can often be prevented, and may now be treatable in the acute stage. We will not cover subarachnoid haemorrhage here, which has a different clinical presentation and management from ischaemic stroke and spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), nor stroke rehabilitation.

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