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    Stroke is a major health issue, with over 200,000 cases occurring annually in Germany and 550,000 in the US. Symptoms appear abruptly and are neurological in nature. Strokes are caused by a disruption of blood flow to the brain, which can be due to cardiac arrest, asphyxia during birth, or closure or rupture of a blood vessel. Currently there is no causal therapy for strokes, but future treatments may involve manipulating glutamate receptor clusters or further elucidating neurodegenerative pathways.

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    Stroke is a major health issue, with over 200,000 cases occurring annually in Germany and 550,000 in the US. Symptoms appear abruptly and are neurological in nature. Strokes are caused by a disruption of blood flow to the brain, which can be due to cardiac arrest, asphyxia during birth, or closure or rupture of a blood vessel. Currently there is no causal therapy for strokes, but future treatments may involve manipulating glutamate receptor clusters or further elucidating neurodegenerative pathways.

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    Stroke / Ischaemia: Frequency/ Prevalence

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    Stroke is a major health issue, with over 200,000 cases occurring annually in Germany and 550,000 in the US. Symptoms appear abruptly and are neurological in nature. Strokes are caused by a disruption of blood flow to the brain, which can be due to cardiac arrest, asphyxia during birth, or closure or rupture of a blood vessel. Currently there is no causal therapy for strokes, but future treatments may involve manipulating glutamate receptor clusters or further elucidating neurodegenerative pathways.

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    Stroke / Ischaemia

    Frequency/ Prevalence

    Germany: 200 000 / year, 20-30 % die during the following 4 weeks 30 % need continuous medical care 1 million suffers from the consequences 1998 health costs only: 15 billions DM Prognosis: in 2030: 40 % increase
    USA 550 000/ year

    Symptoms Abruptly occurring neurological symptoms

    Cause
    Global ischaemia cardiac arrest (case R. B.) Perinatal asphyxia Local ischaemia Closure of a blood vessel Rupture of a blood vessel

    Neurochemistry
    See excitotoxicity of glutamate

    Therapy
    No causal therapy today In the future: Glu-Receptor cluster manipulations Elucidation of the neurodegenrative pathways

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