Cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of mortality worldwide and Ecuador is not an exception. One of the great issues about these phenomena is the impact on vital organs such as the brain. Several features of cerebrovascular diseases, such as the high rate of associated disability and radiological advances, have encouraged the different government health institutions to establish standardized procedures, which are executed in order to generate an early diagnosis and individually analyze following procedures in affected patients. This article reviews the literature about CODE STROKE, which is a standardized approach performed in spaniards hospitals.

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