CLINICAL-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ON STROKE PRESENCE IN THE POPULATION OF HERZEGOVINA-NERETVA CANTON INFLUENCED BY INVESTIGATED RISK FACTORS.

Introduction: Stroke is a rapid loss of brain function due to disturbance blood flow to the brain. The existence of multiple risk factors, the length of their duration, and severity of each factor individually, is positively correlated with the occurrence of stroke. Stroke is the third cause of disability and premature death for men and women.