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4th leading cause of disability/death now. Come on TN.. ;o)~
Please don't ban me
They were quite adamant at the 2012 international stroke conference that it's now #4. Likely depends on the source of info and who benefits from what rank.
What's number three? Cardiovascular disease and cancer have to still be one and two...
Don't know if anyone has any answers to this or prefers to PM me....Is there such a thing as neuro programs out there that are NOT super stroke heavy? Or ones where there is a strong stroke team presence, enough to relieve the gen residents of at least some stroke work? I hear midwest programs tend to be "stroke heavier." Not sure if geography plays a huge role in this...
I'd argue that if you're poor at stroke, then it is hard to be good at anything in neurology. I find myself asking myself 'is this patient focal?' and the only way to answer yes or no is to have seen and learned from tons of stroke. Who said that neurologists learn neurology stroke by stroke? I forget, but it is true.
Here here. Sure beats the chest pain rule outs.
Stroke rocks and I agree with the other posters that it's the best way to learn neuro.
The answer to your question is simple. Inpatient = stroke, outpatient = little stroke. Find the residency program with the least inpatient months and lowest inpatient census and you will see the fewest strokes. Just be warned that empty beds make empty heads.