British Journal of Neuroscience NursingVol. 12, No. Sup2 CommentPrevention is paramount if we are to overcome strokePeter RothwellPeter RothwellSearch for more papers by this authorPeter RothwellPublished Online:27 Apr 2016https://doi.org/10.12968/bjnn.2016.12.Sup2.S4AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Adamson J, Beswick A, Ebrahim S (2004) Is stroke the most common cause of disability? J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 13(4): 171–7 Crossref, Google ScholarAlbers GW, Caplan LR, Easton JD et al. (2002) Transient attack—proposal for a new definition. N Engl J Med 347(21): 1713–6 Crossref, Google ScholarDepartment of Health (2013) Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Strategy. Improving outcomes for people with or at risk of cardiovascular disease. http://bit.ly/1aN51FO (accessed 11 April 2016) Google ScholarFeigin VL, Forouzanfar MH, Krishnamurthi R et al. (2014) Global and regional burden of stroke during 1990-2010: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet 383(9913): 245–54 Crossref, Google ScholarHackett ML, Yang M, Anderson CS et al. (2010) Pharmaceutical interventions for emotionalism after stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2: CD003690. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003690.pub3 Google ScholarHealth and Social Care Information Centre (2015) Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF)—2014–15. http://bit.ly/1PhPYmL (accessed 11 April 2016) Google ScholarNational cardiovascular intelligence network (2016) Cardiovascular (CVD) intelligence packs. http://tinyurl.com/gub54ut (accessed 11 April 2016) Google ScholarNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2016) Mechanical clot retrieval for treating acute ischaemic stroke. http://tinyurl.com/hq8ho3u (accessed 11 April 2016) Google ScholarRothwell PM, Giles MF, Chandratheva A et al. (2007) Effect of urgent treatment of transient ischaemic attack and minor stroke on early recurrent stroke (EXPRESS study): a prospective population-based sequential comparison. Lancet 370(9596): 1432–42 Crossref, Google ScholarScarborough P, Peto V, Bhatnagar P et al. (2009) Stroke Statistics. British Heart Foundation and Stroke Association. http://tinyurl.com/hhr5rfh (accessed 11 April 2016) Google ScholarTownsend N, Wickramasinghe K, Bhatnagar P et al. (2012) Coronary Heart Disease Statistics. A Compendum of Health Statistics 2012 edition. British Heart Foundation, London. http://tinyurl.com/h6e643b (accessed 11 April 2016) Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 1 April 2016Volume 12Issue Sup2ISSN (print): 1747-0307ISSN (online): 2052-2800 Metrics History Published online 27 April 2016 Published in print 1 April 2016 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download