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The prevalence of stroke has fallen from 1.7% of people in 2003 to 1.3% of people in 2018. [5] [13] Stroke is more prevalent in men than women. [5] In 2018, 55.3% of people living with the effects of stroke were men. [5] The incidence of stroke events in 2017 was 38,000 stroke events. [5]
Stroke can be classified into two major categories: ischemic and hemorrhagic. [20] Ischemic stroke is caused by interruption of the blood supply to the brain, while hemorrhagic stroke results from the rupture of a blood vessel or an abnormal vascular structure. About 87% of stroke is ischemic, with the rest being hemorrhagic.
The global reach of World Stroke Day 2011 was a step up from 2010 with increased participation came from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. World Stroke Day 2011 received increased response in the media with coverage in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, and many other languages.
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Spinal cord stroke is a rare type of stroke with compromised blood flow to any region of spinal cord owing to occlusion or bleeding, leading to irreversible neuronal death. [1] It can be classified into two types, ischaemia and haemorrhage, in which the former accounts for 86% of all cases, a pattern similar to cerebral stroke.
Lisa Rae Jackson was born in Stanmore in 1959 and grew up in Revesby.Her father served in the Second World War and struggled with mental health issues and addictions. [2] She was told her maternal grandmother was a "Maori princess", but learned later in childhood that she had Aboriginal ancestors on both sides of her family. [2]
A transient ischemic attack (TIA), commonly known as a mini-stroke, is a temporary (transient) stroke with noticeable symptoms that end within 24 hours. A TIA causes the same symptoms associated with a stroke, such as weakness or numbness on one side of the body, sudden dimming or loss of vision, difficulty speaking or understanding language or slurred speech.
6 News was founded in 2019 as HMV Local News by Leonardo Puglisi, who was 11 years old at the time.The channel changed its name to 6 News on 1 January 2020. [4]In August 2021, the channel was suspended by YouTube for a week after uploading a video of then-MP George Christensen, which violated YouTube's policy against COVID-19 misinformation.