Hemispheric comparison of stroke

Stroke has become one of the leading cause of mortality and long term disability in developing world. The cause of disability is multi factorial in its determination. Many advances have been made in stroke prevention and management, however, stroke continues to be a prevalent and burdensome condition, particularly among the elderly, but now gaining momentum in occurrence among the young too. Stroke is one of the most common life threatening neurological disease and is one of the main cause of long term disability in adults worldwide. Over years, stroke has become major health problem in India. The prevalence of stroke in India was estimated as 203 per 100,000 populations above 20 years, amounting to a total of about 1 million cases. The effects of stroke are variable depending on location of the lesion as well as the size. The most typical symptom of stroke is hemiparesis or hemiplegia, which ranges from weakness to full paralysis of the body opposite to the side of the lesion, affecting the person's activities of daily living and community participation.Hence essential details of various domains of its multifaceted influence on life of people becomes crucial.