Stroke accounts for about 10% of deaths worldwide each year. Although the incidence of stroke in high-income countries has fallen by about 40% over the past four decades, the incidence in low-income and middle-income countries has more than doubled during this timeframe, and 85% of all strokes now occur in developing countries. 1 , 2 Advances in the management of stroke during the past decade have improved outcomes for patients who have had a stroke. 3 However, stroke continues to present many challen ...