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Updated Definition of Stroke Incorporates Decades of Research


 

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From the perspective of public health, the new definition makes stroke more common, which will affect policy and educational efforts. But if the definition includes silent infarctions and TIAs, it makes stroke less severe overall. “Going forward, to compare data that we have now with data that we had in the past, we probably need to use both definitions to maintain some consistency,” concluded Dr. Kasner.

—Erik Greb

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    Dr. Scott Kasner provides an updated definition of stroke for the 21st century.