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Perioperative cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is associated with both high mortality and prolonged and severe morbidity. General medical illness, poor physiological reserve, and the stress of surgery are all important risk factors for this potentially devastating complication.
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Jacobs, L.K., Sapers, B.L. (2011). Postoperative Stroke and Seizures. In: Cohn, S. (eds) Perioperative Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-498-2_43
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