• List the impacts of acute stroke on individuals and the NHS

it is a very costly part of the NHS and wider economy

it affects 20% Acute hospital beds and 25% of Long term hospital beds

the term stroke defines what?

Stroke is the clinical term for acute loss of perfusion to vascular territory of the brain, resulting in ischemia and a corresponding loss of neurologic function

• 2. Describe the pathophysiology of haemorrhagic and ischaemic strokes

Strokes come in two forms

1 - Haemorrhagic stroke (10-15% of strokes)

also known as intracerebral haemorrhage associated with higher mortality rates than ischaemic strokes.