Abstract
Hippocrates (460–370 BC) provided the first recorded description of the phenomenon of sudden paralysis. He termed the condition ‘apoplexy’ from the Greek meaning ‘struck down with violence’. The modern-day term ‘stroke’ is derived from a literal translation of this. Stroke is the most common cause of adult onset disability in the UK and is a devastating condition.
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