Introduction :
There is no epidemiological data on the incidence or
prevalence of cerebrovascular disease (CVD) in
Bangladesh. Clinical experience indicates that this is
likely to be similar to that of the Western countries.
Even a few years back it was believed that stroke
could not be treated. But recent advances in
neuroscience and interventional neurology have
changed the picture. Interventional neurology is a
branch of neuroscience which has rapidly grown with
the advances in interventional techniques in
neurological diseases in the last decade. Stroke ranks
third leading cause of death, after heart diseases and
cancers. It is an important cause of disability in the
elderly people1,2. Each year, more than 6,00,000
Americans suffer from acute ischaemic stroke
resulting in death in more than 90,000 women and
60,000 men3. The average annual incidence of stroke
in Japan is 3.94 for males and 2.52 for females per
1000 population with cases of cerebral infarction
outnumbering cerebral haemorrhage4.