Causes of sudden vascular obliteration
in the brain:

• stroke (thrombosis)

• embolism

• trauma

• aneurysm

• infection

Facts and figures for Germany

  
It is estimated that in 2004 approx. 250,000 stroke patients needed 7.1 billion Euro. This was allocated:

• stroke = widespread disease

• permanently high incidence

• high rate of early invalidity

• approx. 70% of patients with brain damage
   remain disabled

• high cost of care