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Stroke

Prevalence
Clinical features
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Prevalence

Intracranial haemorrhage is commoner in patients aged < 45. b

Note:

  • One in five patients aged < 45 have a subarachnoid haemorrhage (22%: 95% CI: 14% to 31%) b
  • One in five have an intracerebral haemorrhage (20%: 95% CI: 12% to 29%) b

Expiry date: October 2003
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Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   G  Donnan
CAT Writers   CJ   Wotton , N   Shenker , CM   Ball