- Every 45 seconds someone in America has a stroke
- In one second of stroke 32,000 brain cells die, 1.9 million brain cells die every minute
- About 700,000 Americans will have a new or recurrent stroke this year and over 163,000 of them will die (making it the third leading cause of death in the USA)
- There are approximately 266,000 stroke survivors with permanent disabilities
- There will be approximately 30,000 new permanent admissions to nursing homes this year
- There are over 4 million stroke survivors today
- Fewer than one in five Americans can identify even one stroke symptom
- Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of adult disability
Strokes strike fast. You should too
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