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Stroke also known as Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) or brain attack is a medical emergency, a clinical syndrome consisting of rapidly developing clinical signs of focal (at times global) disturbance of cerebral function, which can last more than 24 hours or leading to death with no apparent cause other than that of vascular origin' (World Health Organization). Stroke, when resolved may lead to hemi paresis or hemiplegia depending on the severity of the damage to the brain. Two types of stroke or CVA are ischemic and hemorrhagic. A- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) is defined as stroke symptoms that resolve within 24 hours. Some of the symptoms of stroke include changes in alertness, hearing, and taste; clumsiness, confusion, or loss of memory; difficulty in swallowing, reading, or writing; dizziness or vertigo, loss of balance, coordination: muscle weakness in the face, arm or leg (normally on one side) and so on. Management of stroke involves many professionals including physicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech-language therapists, medical social workers, prosthetics and orthotics, nurses, and so on. Rehabilitation of a person who suffers from a stroke can bring him/her back on his/her feet and a normal or near-normal life.