Ince Birsen, Necioglu Dilek
1 Division of Cerebrovascular Disease, Department of Neurology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
2 Sisli Etfal Hastanesi, Neurology Clinic, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey.
Int J Stroke. 2017 Jan;12(1):105-107. doi: 10.1177/1747493016672084. Epub 2016 Oct 10.
Stroke is one of the major health problems in Turkey. Since cerebrovascular disease is the second leading cause of death, institutional organizations are important to decrease the burden of stroke in our country. Although the number of comprehensive stroke centers has been increasing constantly and many significant improvements have been realized in last years, there are still some regions without a comprehensive stroke center in Turkey.