David Cánovas: "Addressing stroke in the early hours is essential in the evolution of the disease"
David Cánovas: "Addressing stroke in the early hours is essential in the evolution of the disease" https://www.tauli.cat/actualitat/wp-content/themes/corpus/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Parc Taulí current affairs https://www.tauli.cat/actualitat/wp-content/themes/corpus/images/empty/thumbnail.jpgStroke is one of the most common and important health problems today. It affects 13.000 people each year in Catalonia, causing different levels of disability to 45% of those affected. It is the leading cause of severe disability and dependency in adults and is among the top three causes of mortality in Spain. An average of two strokes are treated every day at the Emergency Department of Sabadell Hospital. Dr. David Cánovas, assistant doctor of the Neurology Service and head of the stroke program at Parc Taulí, talks about this disease.