DOES STROKE AFFECT MANY AUSTRALIANS?
Stroke is the third most typical cause of death in Australia and a leading reason for impairment. About 55,000 Australians have strokes each year, 73% of these being first-ever strokes.
Of 100 stroke clients:
about 30 will pass away in the very first year after their stroke, most (15-20) within the very first 30 days
about 70 will endure * of whom
35 remain permanently disabled at 1 year after a stroke, 10 of whom require care in a retirement home or other long term facility
35 are not handicapped to the point of impacting their self-reliance in activities of everyday living; 10 will have recovered completely and 25 will not be able to do everything they might previously, but will have the ability to care for themselves separately.
* 85% with ischaemic stroke survive, 50% with haemorrhagic stroke.
Of all the neurological conditions stroke is the biggest single cause of adult disability.
For a 45 year old, the danger of having a stroke by age 85 is:
one in four for men
one in five for ladies
The threat of having a stroke may increase for:
People with a household history of stroke
Some ethnic groups (such as African Americans and Hispanics).
Those with threat factors: hypertension, high cholesterol, or with an irregular pulse due to atrial fibrillation.
People who smoke, or consume excessive alcohol, or get insufficient workout.
A middle-aged guy who has hypertension, high cholesterol, smokes and has unrestrained diabetes increases his danger of stroke by TWENTY times.