A hemorrhagic stroke can be a hematoma, a disease that occurs in the same age group and is associated with the same risk factors as infarction. And most of the survivors are left gravely disabled. Subarachnoid hemorrhage is a disease of young and middle-aged adults. These patients, since they are only 30 or 40 years old at the time of the stroke, require the same services as older stroke patients but for a much longer period of time. Serious complications of subarachnoid hemorrhage include vasospasm, which can be treated.
Stroke is a very expensive disease.
These patients are more seriously ill. They spend more time in intensive care units and require more care after discharge from the hospital. Dying from a stroke doesn't save money. If a patient dies of a stroke, the cost is approximately the same as the cost of caring for a stroke inpatient. Identifying patients and getting them to the hospital rapidly are the primary obstacles to effective treatment of stroke patients.