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ABI+

Stroke

Date: January 2019

Definition:

Death of brain tissue due to inadequate blood supply or haemorrhage within the skull resulting in permanent neurological deficit with persisting clinical symptoms.

For the above definition, the following are not covered:

  • transient ischaemic attack;
  • death of tissue of the optic nerve or retina / eye stroke.

Last updated December 2015

 

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