Feigenson J S
Stroke. 1981 May-Jun;12(3):372-5. doi: 10.1161/01.str.12.3.372.
"Every year, nearly 400,000 people in the United States become stroke victims. Approximately 40% of these die within a month and at least two-thirds of those who survive have some degree of permanent disability. At the present time, the population of this country includes two and a half million disabled survivors of stroke. The economic toll of this disease, considering both the cost of care and the loss of earnings, is estimated to be nine and a half billion dollars annually."
在美国，每年有近40万人成为中风患者。其中约40%在一个月内死亡，至少三分之二的幸存者有一定程度的永久性残疾。目前，该国中风残疾幸存者的人数达250万。考虑到护理费用和收入损失，这种疾病的经济损失估计每年达95亿美元。
