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Presidential Stroke: United States Presidents and Cerebrovascular Disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

Abstract

In the United States, more individuals suffer disability from stroke than from any other disease, and as many as 11 of the 43 presidents have been affected. In this article, the authors review the cases of the United States presidents who have had strokes, some of which have occurred while the president was in office, having a direct effect on the country.

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Review Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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